R2011a compatibility with Windows 8

Hey all,

Just opened this account because I have a question that isn't easily found through a few hours of googling. I am a student at the University of Florida and I bought a copy of MATLAB for a Mechanical Engineering class in 2011. It is the R2011a version, and I am wondering if I can make it compatible with Windows 8? Is there a software update of some kind that I can download to make it compatible? Or is there a function like in Windows 7 that will allow me to run Windows 8 in an older version to run Windows 7 anyways and just use MATLAB that way?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Answer 1

[Youssef Khmou]

hi Kevin,

Before you install Math(c) go to setup,right click on it, and go to "properties" , next choose "Compatibility" and and check :

" Run this program in compatibility mode for :

Windows XP Service Pack 3

Windows XP x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2

Windows Vista Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 or R2

Windows 7

You pick one of them, and in case you already installed it, then try the same procedure on Matlab's icon in the Desktop,

I hope this helps .