Korbyt Windows Player (KWP) Requirements and Installation

Software Instalation, Limitations, and Testing

Written By Ed Kinne

Last updated 3 months ago

Korbyt Windows Player (KWP) Minimum Requirements

The Korbyt Player software can be installed on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC that has the latest Windows updates installed.

KWP Software Installation Process

Contact Korbyt technical support to request the software installation files.
You can email Korbyt Support at support@korbyt.com or phone number: 844-858-9585.

This article review the process for KWP Software v3.20 and higher

Note The latest KWP version will install node.js v16.17

Your ability to install and run the KWP application may be limited by your organizations IT group policies.

The applciation should be installed by an Admin Level user account on the PC.

User restrictions may stop the application from being installed correctly.

To have full functionality the applicaiton should be run under a user account with admin level access.

In Windows 11 , if the applicaiton is not running under an acocunt with admin level access the KWP applicaiton will not restart automatilcy after a copmuter reboot/restart.

The applicaiton would have to be reopened manually after a device reboot.

  • When you click the download link, it will start the download of the zip package through your browser

    • It will not open a new tab/site

  • Extract the files from the zip folder

  • Locate and run the KorbytBootStrap application.

    • Or use the command prompt as an admin to run the KorbytBootStrap.exe

  • When the installer opens, you will be asked to select the version of the KWP application you would like to install

    • Standard is the preferred package as it will provide a full experience

      • The Standard Installation will require the user account running the application to have Admin-level access to the PC

    • If installed in Lite mode, admin-level access is not required to run the application, but there will be limitations on the capabilities of the KWP software (see below in the expandable section)

      • Your group policies may impose user restrictions that prevent the application from running correctly, even in lite mode.

  • Confirm your selections and click Install

  • Once the installer runs, you will have to restart to have the Korbyt Application Launch

  • Your computer will reboot and should automatically launch your Korbyt Media Player software

If this is a new device, you will next need Adding Players to your Korbyt Tenant - Provisioning

KWP Certification and Testing

Because Windows hardware is variable, you may wish to test a device to ensure it is capable of your use case