🖥 Compatibility
System Requirements & Compatibility
Display EX runs on any modern 64-bit Windows PC. No additional runtimes, drivers or SDKs are required. Check the tables below to confirm your configuration is supported.
Minimum & recommended requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 v1903 (64-bit) | Windows 11 23H2 or later |
| Processor | Any 64-bit CPU | Any modern CPU (2018+) |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB or more |
| Disk space | 50 MB | 100 MB (for profile backups) |
| Graphics | Any DirectX 11 GPU with WDDM 2.0 driver | AMD RDNA / NVIDIA Turing / Intel Xe or newer |
| Display connection | Any (VGA not supported) | DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.0+ for HDR & high refresh |
| Runtime dependencies | None — no .NET, VC++ or DirectX redistributables required | |
Supported Windows versions
| Windows 11 (all editions) | ✓ Fully supported |
| Windows 10 version 1903–22H2 | ✓ Fully supported |
| Windows 10 versions before 1903 | ✗ Not supported |
| Windows 10/11 32-bit | ✗ Not supported |
| Windows 8.1 / 7 | ✗ Not supported |
| Windows Server 2019 / 2022 | ⚠ Untested — may work with Desktop Experience |
GPU compatibility
Display EX uses standard Windows Display Configuration APIs (DXGI / CCD) and does not require vendor-specific drivers or SDKs. The following GPU families have been tested and confirmed.
🔴 AMD
- RDNA 3 (RX 7000 series)
- RDNA 2 (RX 6000 series)
- RDNA 1 (RX 5000 series)
- Vega / Polaris (older)
- AMD Radeon integrated
🟢 NVIDIA
- RTX 40-series (Ada)
- RTX 30-series (Ampere)
- RTX 20-series (Turing)
- GTX 10-series (Pascal)
- GTX 900 series
🔵 Intel
- Arc A-series / B-series
- Iris Xe (11th gen+)
- UHD 620/630/770
- Intel HD (6th gen+)
Display connections
All digital display connections supported by Windows are compatible. Analogue VGA is not supported.
✓ DisplayPort 1.2 / 1.4 / 2.0
✓ HDMI 1.4 / 2.0 / 2.1
✓ USB-C / DisplayPort Alt Mode
✓ Thunderbolt 3 / 4
✓ DVI-D (digital)
✓ Docking station pass-through
✗ VGA (analogue — not supported)
Feature-specific requirements
| Feature | Additional requirement |
|---|---|
| HDR profiles | HDR-capable monitor + DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.0+ + Windows 10 v1803+ |
| 144 Hz / 240 Hz profiles | Monitor with high-refresh panel + DisplayPort or HDMI 2.0+ cable rated for the bandwidth |
| Variable refresh rate (VRR) | G-Sync or FreeSync-capable monitor + supported GPU + Windows 10 v1903+ |
| Per-app DPI overrides | No extra requirements — works with all Win32 and UWP apps |
| Multi-monitor presets | Two or more monitors connected |
| Silent / enterprise install | Administrator rights on the target machine |