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title: System Requirements - Windows
slug: zixi-broadcaster-v18/system-requirements-windows
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createdAt: 2024-12-25T19:32:58.788Z
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### Hardware

- CPU:
  - Intel Pentium G5400 dual core, Celeron J3160 quad core, i3/i5/i7 dual core, Xeon quad core or above (Westmere and later micro architectures)
  - AMD Ryzen and EPYC quad core or above;
- RAM: 4GB RAM (minimum)
- Networking: 1Gigibit network card (minimum)

### Operating System

- Windows® Server 2016/2019, 32-bit or 64-bit
- Windows 10/11, 32-bit or 64-bit
- Windows releases are supported per the Microsoft support schedule. Windows Server OS is preferred for 24/7 if Windows is a requirement. However, Zixi recommends Linux for workflows requiring high availability. Windows desktop OS, if used, should be configured to disable auto updates and prefer background service priority.

### Network Management

- Broadcaster GUI: TCP 4444
- SSH Remote Tunnel: If enabled, the device reaches out on port 22 to the remote access server.

### Network Streaming

- See [Network Port Settings](docId\:W7QZlzceS78wCTSVCSTrg) .

### Unsupported Features in Windows OS

- WebRTC preview, WebRTC input
- ARM/AWS Graviton Processor Support
- AgentZ Telemetry and Statistics Collection for ZEN Master
- Trace Route network path analysis
- High Performance Network Stack