- Windows® 7 SP1 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (32/64 bit), Windows® (32/64 bit), Windows® 8.1 with April 2014 Update (32/64 bit), Windows® 10 (32/64 bit), Windows® 11 (32/64 bit)
- 2 GHz AMD or Intel® processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 GB hard drive space for a typical installation of all components (including templates, content, and temporary storage)
- Microsoft DirectX® 9.0-compliant graphics card with 3D acceleration, 16-bit color, and at least 128 MB of video memory is required (32-bit, true color, 256 MB of dedicated video RAM, and support for Shader Model 3.0 are recommended)
- CD/DVD drive for playback
- CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc drive for burning or rewriting
- Windows Media® Player 9 or later
- Internet Explorer 11 or later
- Third-party components such as Microsoft .NET® 4.5.2 or Microsoft® DirectX® are included with the product or downloaded if not included in the package
- The software requires an Internet connection at least every 30 days to verify the license.
- Nero Streaming Player App and Nero Streaming Player Pro App: Android 5.0 and above, iOS 12.1 and above
- OneDrive support requires a dedicated user account and online connection
- Streaming in highest quality resolution requires Intel Haswell (i7-4770 and above). It is recommended to leave the streaming setting in automatic mode. If you have performance issues with the highest streaming quality, simply use a lower quality setting.
Note:
- On 64-bit operating systems, the applications run in 32-bit emulation mode
- The devices must be properly installed and recognized by the operating system for the product to function properly
- Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is strongly recommended
- Setting up the media access server feature requires a PC connected to a local area network
Special minimum requirements for working with HD video content
- Intel® or AMD Dual Core Processor with at least 2 GHz
- 2 GB of RAM
- For support of NVIDIA® CUDA™, AMD App Acceleration or Intel® Quick Sync Video technologies, a powerful graphics card with at least 256 MB of video memory is required
- For Nvidia Cuda-enabled graphics cards below the 600 series, a driver version prior to version 340.43 must be installed
- For laptops with two integrated mobile graphics cards, we strongly recommend updating mobile graphics card drivers directly from the system manufacturer's website only
- For playback of copy-protected video content, an appropriate hardware/software setup is required
Special minimum requirements for Ultra HD (4K)
- Windows® 7 SP1 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (64 bit), Windows® 8 (64 bit), Windows® 8.1 with April 2014 Update (64 bit), Windows® 10 (32/64 bit), Windows® 11 (32/64 bit)
- Intel® Core™ i7-2600K (3.4 GHz) or higher, AMD FX 8320 (3.5 GHz) or higher, 4 GB RAM
Requirements for OneDrive on-demand
Special minimum requirements for HDR playback
- Windows® 10, Windows® 11 operating systems
- Hardware-accelerated decoding HDR playback with Intel HD 620 or higher graphics cards and Nvidia GTX 1060 or higher graphics cards
Special minimum requirements for playing Nero AI Video Upscaling
- Windows® 10 64 bit, Windows® 11 64 bit operating systems recommended
- Nvidia GTX 970 or higher and AMD Radeon R9 390 or higher graphics cards are recommended for hardware accelerated Video AI upscaling of SD source files
- Nvidia GTX 1070 or higher and AMD Radeon RX 5600 or higher graphics cards are recommended for hardware accelerated Video AI upscaling of HD source files
Special minimum requirements for 8K video playback
- Windows® 10 64 bit operating systems recommended
- 8G RAM recommended
Special minimum requirements for Nero AI Image Upscaler, Nero AI Photo Tagger
- Windows® 10 64 bit, Windows® 11 64 bit operating systems required
- 8G RAM recommended
- 6th or newer generation Intel® Core™ and Intel® Xeon® processors recommended
Minimum system requirements for Nero Media Home 2022 Free
- Windows® 7 SP1 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (32/64 bit), Windows® (32/64 bit), Windows® 8.1 with April 2014 Update (32/64 bit), Windows® 10 (32/64 bit), Windows® 11 (32/64 bit)
- 2 GHz AMD or Intel® processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 GB hard drive space for a typical installation of all components (including templates, content, and temporary storage)
- Microsoft DirectX® 9.0-compatible graphics card with 3D acceleration, 16-bit color, and at least 128 MB of video memory is required
- CD drive for audio CD playback and burning
- Windows Media® Player 9 or later
- Internet Explorer 11 or later
- Third-party components such as Microsoft .NET® 4.5.2 or Microsoft® DirectX® are included with the product or downloaded if not included
- Nero Streaming Player App and Nero Streaming Player Pro App: Android 5.0 and higher, iOS 12.1 and higher
Note:
- On 64-bit operating systems, the applications run in 32-bit emulation mode
- The devices must be properly installed and recognized by the operating system for the product to function properly
- Installation of the latest WHQL-certified device drivers is strongly recommended
- Setting up the media access server feature requires a PC connected to a local area network
Special minimum requirements for Nero AI Image Upscaler, Nero AI Photo Tagger
- Windows® 10 64 bit, Windows® 11 64 bit operating systems required
- 8G RAM recommended
- 6th or newer generation Intel® Core™ and Intel® Xeon® processors recommended