Error "Your Computer’s Processor Doesn’t Meet The Minimum Requirements That Tableau Requires To Install The Software" In VM Environment

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Error "Your Computer’s Processor Doesn’t Meet The Minimum Requirements That Tableau Requires To Install The Software" In VM Environment

Published: 16 Feb 2021
Last Modified Date: 22 Mar 2021

Issue

When installing or updating 2020.4+ versions of Tableau products on a virtual machine with "Processor Compatibility Mode" enabled will result in the error:

Your computer’s processor doesn’t meet the minimum requirements that Tableau requires to install the software.

Environment

All Tableau products
Virtual Machine Environment

Resolution

Disable the Processor compatibility mode on the VM.

Cause

VMs in processor compatibility mode do not support modern CPU instructions. Modern means more than a decade ago.

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