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Installing Discovery Studio 2021 client on Windows is straightforward and similar to installing any other desktop application.

Sophos, McAfee, and Windows Defender often quarantine ds_client.exe or lsapi.dll . Temporarily disable real-time protection or add an exclusion for C:\Program Files\Accelrys (or BIOVIA ).

This is typically a graphics driver issue. Ensure you are using a supported graphics card with certified drivers. If you have an NVIDIA card, verify that the security module (PAM) has not changed permissions on the NVIDIA device files (see the NVIDIA README for details). As a temporary fix, disable hardware acceleration in the 3D window preferences, though this will reduce graphics performance.

Minimum 8 GB (16 GB or higher recommended for large macromolecular systems).

Specify where Discovery Studio should be installed. You can accept the default location, enter a custom path, or click to browse to a different folder. After making your selection, click Next .