System Requirements: TRIAL DIRECTOR

You will have the best experience with TRIAL DIRECTOR on a PC that meets the Recommended System specifications shown as follows. TRIAL DIRECTOR will run on a PC that meets only the Minimum Requirements; however, performance will not be as fast.

Minimum Requirements

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit

Installing TRIAL DIRECTOR into a Parallels environment is not supported.
Installing TRIAL DIRECTOR into an Apple BootCamp environment has not been fully tested and has limited support. Users may be required to test installation on a PC running Windows 10.
TRIAL DIRECTOR (and the Network Data Store NDS) is not supported on cloud solutions such as DropBox, OneDrive, Box and ExpanDrive.

CPU: Dual-Core Processor

Note: Qualcomm Snapdragon Processors are not supported.

System RAM: 8 GB
Disk space: 256 GB

Graphics card: 128 MB dedicated memory

Note: Mobile graphics chips and other small GPU hardware do not meet compatibility requirements for TRIAL DIRECTOR. A standalone, dedicated graphics card is required for reliable Presentation performance.

Internet Connectivity – While internet access is not required for regular TRIAL DIRECTOR use, customers will need an internet connection to access online content, register, and license the product.
TRIAL DIRECTOR has not been tested with deployment to a NAS or SAN. This type of deployment is not supported.
For the best experience, ensure that TRIAL DIRECTOR is deployed to a dedicated, low-latency network with enough resources to accommodate collaboration and Data Sync.
Multimedia – In Windows Features, Windows Media Player must be enabled or all multimedia will fail to playback in TRIAL DIRECTOR and Case Story. In some installations of Windows, the Windows Media Player is not enabled by default.

Note: TRIAL DIRECTOR is not supported within a Citrix configuration. Performance will be greatly impacted. TRIAL DIRECTOR audio and video will NOT function properly within a Citrix Deployment. IPRO Support reserves the right to troubleshoot outside of Citrix.

For TRIAL DIRECTOR - The minimum hardware requirements are suitable for trial preparation purposes. The recommended hardware requirements are strongly suggested for courtroom presentation.

Supported Microsoft Office Versions

You cannot complete the installation process if you have a 32-bit version of Microsoft Office 2010 or prior on the machine where you are installing the application. Uninstall Microsoft Office 32-bit and, if needed, install Microsoft Office 64-bit instead. Below is a table that provides more detail on supported versions of Office.

Office Version	Supported/Not Supported	Notes/Required Changes
32-bit Office 2010 or previous	Not supported	Upgrade Office to 2013 or beyond 32-bit or 64-bit
64-bit Office 2010 or 2007	Supported	Installation will proceed as normal
32-bit Office 2013 and beyond	Supported	Installation will proceed as normal
64-bit Office 2013 and beyond	Supported	Installation will proceed as normal

Recommended System

OS: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit, Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2012 (x64) will be supported until the end of October 2023.
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) will be supported until the end of October 202

Windows Server 2022

The Desktop Experience feature must be installed.

Note: The Desktop Experience feature is a requirement Windows Server 2016 and Server 2019.

The Windows Audio Service must be enabled and running for multimedia to properly playback.
The Windows Audio Service is disabled and not running (by default) on the Windows Server platform.

Windows 11

The Smart App Control (SAC) must be turned off or in Evaluation Mode. The application cannot be deployed or properly used when Smart App Control is on.

Note: The Smart App Control is a new feature for Windows 11 22H2 edition.

CPU: Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processors, 2.4 GHz or higher
System RAM: 16GB
Disk Space: 500 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia or AMD - 4 GB Dedicated Display Graphics Memory
Recommended screen resolution is 1920x1080 with 100% scaling.
Internet Connectivity – While internet access is not required for regular TRIAL DIRECTOR use, customers will need an internet connection to access online content, register, and license the product.

IMPORTANT: The use of virtual machines is not recommended for TRIAL DIRECTOR. For more information, see Virtual Machine Compatibility.