PA Explorer 2024 supports the following operating systems:
- Windows® 11 (64-bit)
- Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Windows® 8.1 (64-bit)
- Windows® 8 (64-bit)
- Windows® 7 (64-bit)
- ARM CPU Processors such as or Qualcomm Snapdragon or Apple Macbook M1/M2 chips are NOT supported.
- Apple Macintosh OSX and Linux operating systems are NOT supported.
- Virtualisation systems such as Citrix, Apple Mac Parallels or VMWare are NOT supported.
- Windows XP & Vista are NOT supported.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7 6000+ series or equivalent CPU processor with AVX extensions (note PA Explorer does not utilise multiple CPU cores in most tools.)
- 4 Gigabytes of RAM memory
- A monitor of at least SD (1366 x 768 resolution)
- 5GB Disk space on the Windows installation drive
Recommended Hardware Requirements
- Intel Core i5/i7 7000+ series CPU processor with AVX extensions (note Xeons are not faster and PA Explorer does not utilise multiple CPU cores in most tools.)
- 8 Gigabytes of RAM memory
- Dedicated NVIDIA or AMD Graphics Card with at least 512MB dedicated memory (VRAM).
- Multiple Full HD (1920 x 1080) monitors or a high resolution single monitor (note 4K monitors have some known compatibility issues)
- 5GB Disk space on the Windows installation drive
Prerequisites
The install wizard checks for the required components and prompts you if not already on your system; you can choose to have the install wizard install these requirements, or cancel the installation if you do not want to
proceed.