To install STK, you must be an administrator or have elevated permission for the computer on which you will install STK.
Supported operating systems
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
STK 11.7.1 is the last release to support Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2008 R2. STK 12.7 is the last release to support Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Hardware requirements
| Hardware | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Processor | Use Intel® Core™ i5 or better, or AMD Ryzen™ 5 or better. |
| Memory / RAM | The minimum is 8 GB; AGI recommends 16+ GB. |
| Disk Space | The minimum is 3 GB; AGI recommends 500 GB depending on your use of supplemental capabilities and data products. Refer to the Supplemental STK Capabilities topic for more information. |
| Graphics Card |
Use a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.0.
If you happen to run into an issue with using your graphics card with STK, please refer to Troubleshooting Graphics Card Issues. GPU used for Solar Panel Tool and 3D Tiles. You need to enable the Accelerated Analysis option in the Edit Preferences - General tab. For more information, see our General help. |
| Network Hardware | STK does not require a network adapter, but AGI recommends one. Online operations will not be available without one. |
STK can use multiple cores in a computer to improve performance for many computations. Refer to the STK Parallel Computing System Requirements topic for the list of computations you can perform in parallel using multiprocessing.
Minimum software requirements
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Any Windows Server instances require Desktop Experience
Maximizing performance
There are many mission-related factors that impact STK's processing performance for a given scenario, including the following major factors:
- The number of objects in your scenario
- The complexity of your analysis calculations
- The duration of your analysis period
- Your choice of graphics resolution level
Consider these when choosing hardware for your mission analysis needs. For direction on maximizing your specific analysis performance, contact AGI Technical Support.
Virtual environments
You can run STK with accelerated graphics in a virtual environment when it is configured on a computer that meets additional hardware and software requirements. Contact AGI Technical Support.
Connecting to STK online services
To read detailed information about how STK connects to the internet and how to maintain a connection, depending on your network environment, refer to the Network connections for STK online services section of the Online Operations topic.
System requirements for previous versions
If you are running a version of STK older than the version shown at the bottom of this page, you can still find the system requirements for your version. In your STK installation media (download folder or disk), find and open the "install.chm" file and look for the System Requirements topic in there. For more recent versions of STK, the "install.chm" file is in Support Files > Help.
System Requirements for Add-on or Partner Products
| Module/Product | Link |
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| Analyzer |
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| Scheduler |
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| Solis |
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