Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Compute Sticks

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08/08/2019

See the topics below for supported operating systems on Intel® Compute Sticks. Operating systems other than the ones listed don't have drivers available.

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Intel® Compute Sticks STK2mv64CC and STK2m364CC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed) Notes
N/A Windows® 10, 64-bit*
Windows 8.1, 64-bit*
Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry*		 As-is support for Windows 8.1: 
  • Intel® drivers with older operating systems 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® Compute Sticks. 
  • Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them.
Intel® Compute Stick STK2m3W64CC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed)
Windows® 10 Home (64-bit)

Upgradeable to Windows 10 Pro1		 N/A
Intel® Compute Stick STK1A32SC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed) Notes
N/A Windows® 10, 32-bit* and 64-bit*
Windows 8.1, 32-bit* and 64-bit*
Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry, Pro		 Support for Windows 8.1 32-bit is limited:
  • Graphics: Windows 8.1 32-bit driver is not available.
  • System-on-a-Chip (SOC): SOC driver package for Windows 8.1 32-bit is not available.
  • TXE: Windows 8.1 32-bit driver is not available.
​As-is support for Windows 8.1: 
  • Intel® drivers with older operating systems 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® Compute Sticks. 
  • Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them. 
Intel® Compute Stick STK1AW32SC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed)

Windows 10 Home 32-bit - or - Windows 10 Home in S Mode

Upgradeable to Windows 10 Pro1

 N/A
Intel® Compute Stick STCK1A32WFCL
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed)
Windows 10 Home 32-bit

Upgradeable to Windows 10 Pro1		 N/A
Intel® Compute Sticks STCK1A32WFCR and STCK1A32WFC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed) Notes
Windows 8.1 with Bing* 32-bit

Upgradeable to Windows 10 32-bit1 or
Windows Pro/Enterprise 32-bit2		 N/A As-is support for Windows 8.1: 
  • Intel® drivers with older operating systems 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® Compute Sticks. 
  • Intel no longer provides updated drivers for them. 
Intel® Compute Sticks STCK1A8LFCR and STCK1A8LFC
Factory-installed Operating System Supported Operating Systems (User-installed)
Ubuntu* 14.04 LTS* 64-bit N/A

1 Windows® 10 upgrades

You must complete a genuine Windows 10 upgrade. If you only install a fresh copy of Windows 10, it will ask for a license key. The recovery partition on the Intel® Compute Stick might be deleted.

2 Windows 8.1 Pro/Enterprise* upgrades

Intel Compute Sticks with Windows 8.1 with Bing (32-bit) installed are upgradeable to Windows 8.1 Pro or Enterprise. After such an upgrade, the recovery partition still has the original factory image (Windows 8.1 with Bing; 32-bit). If you complete a Windows Reset or Refresh, you must upgrade again.

Customer-reported operating systems

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

Intel® Compute Stick Models Customer-reported OSs
STK2m3W64CC Ubuntu* 16.xx
STK1A32SC Linuxium*
Ubuntu
STCK1A32WFC Linuxium
STCK1A8LFC Linuxium
Related topics
Troubleshooting Windows issues on Intel® Compute Sticks
Microsoft Windows® 10 S Compatibility