# Prerequisites

Before installing RetroBat, ensure that the following prerequisites are met, as RetroBat will not work properly without these.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="173"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>OS supported:</strong></td><td>Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Processor:</strong></td><td>CPU with SSE2 support. 3 GHz and Dual Core, not older than 2008 is highly recommended.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Graphics:</strong></td><td>Modern graphics card that supports Direct3D 11.1 / OpenGL 4.4 / Vulkan</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dependancies:</strong></td><td><a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/">Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Packages (32 bit)</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/">Visual C++ 2015, 2017 and 2019 Redistributable Packages (32 bit)</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/">Visual C++ 2015, 2017 and 2019 Redistributable Packages (64 bit)</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=35">DirectX</a>, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=8109">DirectX 9</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Controllers:</strong></td><td>Xinput controllers highly recommended.<br>Test your controller <a href="https://gamepad-tester.com">HERE</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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