Installation instructions.
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or
Higher
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Service
Pack 1 or Higher
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows Server 2012 and Windows
Server 2012 R2
- Windows 10
Supported Architectures
- 32-bit (x86)
- 64-bit (x64) - Note that use of MPLAB
XC8 Compiler requires 64-bit
Hardware Requirements
- A Computer With a 1.6 GHz or Faster
Processor
- RAM:
- 1 GB RAM for x86
- 2 GB RAM for x64
- An additional 512 MB RAM
if running in a Virtual Machine
- 6 GB of Available Hard Disk
Space
Downloading and Installing
- Download the latest Microchip
Studio installer
- Microchip Studio can be run side-by-side with Atmel Studio version 6.2 and older
and AVR Studio. Uninstallation of previous versions is not required.
- Verify the hardware and software
requirements from the 'System Requirements' section
- Make sure your user has local
administrator privileges
- Save all your work before
starting. The installation might prompt you to restart if required.
- Disconnect all USB/Serial
hardware devices
- Double click the installer
executable file and follow the installation wizard
- Once finished, the installer
displays an option to Start Microchip Studio after
completion. If you choose to open, note that Microchip Studio
will launch with administrative privileges since the installer was either
launched as an administrator or with elevated privileges.