diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/Installer.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/Installer.java
index 0cbafe987e..7ef296e0c2 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/Installer.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/Installer.java
@@ -66,11 +66,17 @@ public class Installer extends ModuleInstall {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+    private static final String JAVA_TEMP = "java.io.tmpdir";
+    private static final String AUTOPSY_TEMP_DIR = "autopsy_temp";
+    private static final String TSK_TEMP = "tsk.tmpdir";
+    
     private final List<ModuleInstall> packageInstallers;
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Installer.class.getName());
     private static volatile boolean javaFxInit = false;
 
     static {
+        setTskTemp();
+        
         loadDynLibraries();
         
         // This call was moved from MediaViewImagePanel so that it is 
@@ -80,6 +86,24 @@ public class Installer extends ModuleInstall {
         // This will cause OpenCvLoader to load its library instead of 
         OpenCvLoader.openCvIsLoaded();
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set TSK temp directory to de-conflict with other programs using TSK libs.
+     */
+    private static void setTskTemp() {
+        try {
+            String curTemp = System.getProperty(JAVA_TEMP, "");
+            String tskTemp = curTemp + (curTemp.endsWith(File.separator) ? "" : File.separator) + AUTOPSY_TEMP_DIR;
+            System.setProperty(TSK_TEMP, tskTemp);
+            File tskTempDir = new File(tskTemp);
+            tskTempDir.mkdirs();
+            if (!tskTempDir.isDirectory()) {
+                throw new IOException("Unable to create directory at " + tskTemp);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "There was an error setting up tsk temp directory", ex);
+        }
+    }
 
     private static void loadDynLibraries() {
         /*