Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Compute Sticks
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:
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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:
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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 | 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:
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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 |