Installation

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or higher

Windows 8/8.1

Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2

32-bit (x86)

64-bit (x64)

Computer that has 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

Download the latest Atmel Studio installer

Atmel Studio can be run side-by-side with older versions of Atmel Studio 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 Atmel Studio after completion. If you choose to open, then note that Atmel Studio will launch with administrative privileges, since the installer was either launched as administrator or with elevated privileges.