Supported Operating Systems for IntelВ® NUC Products

See the first table for Intel-validated operating system support for your Intel® NUC Board or Intel® NUC Kit.

See the second table for customer-reported operating system support for your Intel NUC Board or Intel NUC Kit.

• UEFI Boot is required to install Windows 10 - this is set by default in BIOS Setup. Using Legacy Boot will result in multiple errors in Device Manager.

• UEFI Boot is required to install Windows 10 - this is set by default in BIOS Setup. Using Legacy Boot will result in multiple errors in Device Manager.


• Thunderbolt™ is supported only on NUC7i7BNH, NUC7i5BNK, and NUC7i5BNH.

Windows 8.1* (64-bit)

Windows 7* (64-bit)

Windows Server 2012 R2* (64-bit)

Windows Server 2016* (64-bit)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (64-bit)

As-is support for discontinued operating systems:

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

• Some subsystems do not have Windows 7 drivers available.


• The SD card is disabled when Windows 7 is selected in BIOS Setup.


• See Installing Windows 7 on Computers with USB 3.0 for operating system installation information.

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry*

Windows Embedded Standard 7*

Windows Server 2012 R2* (64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2* (64-bit)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry

Windows Embedded Standard 7

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 10® IoT Enterprise (64-bit only)

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)—as-is

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)—as-is

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Embedded 8 Standard*

Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry

Windows Embedded Standard 7

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

As-is support for discontinued operating systems:

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

• Graphics: no Windows 10 32-bit drivers are available

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows XP Home Edition* (as-is)

Windows XP Media Center Edition* (as-is)

Windows XP Professional* (as-is)

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition* (as-is)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows XP Home Edition (as-is)

Windows XP Media Center Edition (as-is)

Windows XP Professional (as-is)

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (as-is)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Windows XP Home Edition (as-is)

Windows XP Media Center Edition (as-is)

Windows XP Professional (as-is)

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (as-is)

Intel® drivers with older operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1) that Microsoft has discontinued, or doesn't fully support, are considered as-is in respect to features, function, debugging, and usability with recently released Intel® NUC products. Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.

Customer-reported operating systems

These operating system versions are reported as compatible by owners of Intel® NUC Boards and Kits. Intel hasn't validated these operating systems. We recommend you use the latest kernel. If you need assistance with Linux* on Intel NUC, check your distributor's website and forums for peer assistance.