Installation Prerequisites (Windows)

Applies to Windows

2023-09-15

5 min read time

You must perform the following steps before installing ROCm and check if the system meets all the requirements to proceed with the installation.

Confirm the System Is Supported

The ROCm installation is supported only on specific host architectures, Windows Editions and update versions.

Check the Windows Editions and Update Version on Your System

This section discusses obtaining information about the host architecture, Windows Edition and update version.

Command Line Check

Verify the Windows Edition using the following steps:

1. To obtain the Linux distribution information, type the following command on your system from a PowerShell Command Line Interface (CLI):

   Get-ComputerInfo | Format-Table CsSystemType,OSName,OSDisplayVersion
   

2. Confirm that the obtained information matches with those listed in Supported SKUs.

   Example: Running the command above on a Windows system may result in the following output:

   CsSystemType OsName                   OSDisplayVersion
   ------------ ------                   ----------------
   x64-based PC Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 22H2
   

Graphical Check

1. Open the Setting app.

   

   Fig. 15 Windows Settings app icon

   

   Fig. 16 Windows Settings app icon

2. Navigate to System > About.

   

   Fig. 17 Settings > About page

   

   Fig. 18 Settings > About page

3. Confirm that the obtained information matches with those listed in Supported SKUs.