The Kinect for Windows SDK enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using Kinect sensor technology on computers runThe 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)
Application programming interfaces (APIs) and device interfaces, along with technical documentation
Source code samples
System requirementsHardware:
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:
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Expressor other Visual Studio 2010 edition
.NET Framework 4.0
For C++ Skeletal Viewer Samples:
Microsoft DirectX® SDK - June 2010 or later version
Runtime for Microsoft DirectX® 9
Installation instructionsImportant
If you are upgrading from a pre-release version of this SDK, we recommend rebooting the computer after setup has completed.
You must uninstall any Speech components before installing this SDK, 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:
Make sure the Kinect sensor is not plugged into any of the USB ports on the computer.
If you installed a previous version of the Kinect for Windows SDK, you must uninstall it before proceeding.
Remove any other drivers for the Kinect sensor.
Uninstall any Microsoft Speech runtime components including both the x86 and x64 bit versions, plus the Kinect Language Pack.
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.
From the download location, double-click the installer. This single installer works for both 32bit and 64bit Windows.
Once the SDK has completed installing successfully, ensure 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.
To develop speech-enabled Kinect applications, install the Microsoft Speech SDK.
System requirementsHardware:
Installation instructionsImportant
