You'll need the computer hardware and software listed on this page to use the Zune software. The recommended setup will give you the best experience:
Component | Minimum requirements | Recommended setup |
| Operating system | Either 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, or Windows Vista Starter Edition; 32-bit versions of Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2, or Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with KB900325 (Rollup Update 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005); Mac OSX with BootCamp (running either Windows Vista or Windows XP). In addition, go to Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer. Zune software won't run on versions of Windows earlier than Windows XP SP2, any 64-bit version of Windows XP, or any version of Windows Server. | Windows Vista Home Premium |
| Processor | 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or better | 1.5-gigahertz (GHz) or higher for video |
| RAM (memory) | 256 megabytes (MB) | 512 MB or higher for video playback |
| Free hard disk space | 200 MB or better | 60 gigabytes (GB) for storing digital media files |
| Optical drive | CD or DVD drive for audio or video playback | CD-R or CD-RW drive for burning |
| Network | Internet access | High-speed broadband |
| Audio device | 16-bit sound card | 24-bit, compatible 5.1 multichannel audio sound card for playing multichannel audio content |
| Monitor | Super VGA (800 × 600) resolution | 1024 × 768 or higher resolution |
| Video card | Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM, or VRAM) or better (64 MB VRAM and Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0b for video) For more about DirectX, see the Microsoft DirectX Web site. | Video card with 256 MB of RAM or higher and DirectX 9.0c |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface | USB 1.1 | USB 2.0 for faster synchronization |
| Web browser | Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or Internet Explorer 7 | Internet Explorer 7 |
