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The Kinect for Windows SDK enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition by using Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and Windows 8 Developer Preview (desktop applications only).

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226.8 MB1.0.3.1912 May 2012English

Learn more about the Kinect for Windows commercial SDK in this comprehensive review of system requirements, installation tips, file listing, and other details.

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The Kinect for Windows SDK includes the following:

  • Drivers for using Kinect sensor devices on a computer running Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, and Windows 8 Developer Preview (desktop applications only)
  • APIs and device interfaces
  • Technical documentation
  • Source code samples

Gear iconSystem Requirements

Hardware:

  • 32 bit (x86) or 64 bit (x64) processor
  • Dual-core 2.66-GHz or faster processor
  • Dedicated USB 2.0 bus
  • 2 GB RAM
  • A Kinect for Windows sensor, which includes special USB/power cabling

Software:

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Pin iconInstallation Instructions

Important

  • If you are upgrading from a pre-release version of this SDK, we recommend that you reboot the computer after setup has completed.
  • Before you install this SDK, you must uninstall any Microsoft Speech components, including the 10.2 runtime components that were used with Beta 2 and/or the latest 11.0 runtimes. If you don't uninstall them, setup will display an error.

To install the SDK:

  1. Make sure the Kinect sensor is not plugged into any of the USB ports on the computer.
  2. If you installed a previous version of the Kinect for Windows SDK, you must uninstall it before proceeding.
  3. Remove any other drivers for the Kinect sensor.
  4. Uninstall any Microsoft Speech runtime components including both the x86 and x64 bit versions, plus the Kinect Language Pack.
  5. Close Visual Studio. You must close Visual Studio before installing the SDK and then restart it after installation is complete to pick up environment variables that the SDK requires.
  6. From the download location, double-click the installer. This single installer works for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.
  7. Once the SDK has completed installing successfully, ensure that the Kinect sensor is plugged into an external power source and then plug the Kinect sensor into the PC's USB port. The drivers will load automatically.
    The Kinect sensor should now be working correctly.
  8. To develop speech-enabled Kinect applications, install the Microsoft Speech SDK.

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