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Windows 10 hardware requirements, same as Windows 7/8/8.1


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Earlier today, Microsoft announced the next major update to Windows, called Windows 10. The OS will bring with it many new features and even though we only saw the technical preview today, there will be more bits for the consumer announced in early 2015.

Windows 10 will have the same hardware requirements as Windows 8 based on a tweet by Frank Shaw, lead communications for Microsoft.

Shaw was giving the WSJ a hard time about their post that says not to buy a new Windows 8 machine and to wait for Windows 10. Obviously, this is counter-productive to Microsoft's message and Shaw was chiming in to say that this advice was foolish. More so, he stated that the hardware requirements would be the same, so buying a Windows 8 machine now will not impact your ability to run Windows 10.

As a quick refresher, here are the specs listed below:

  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

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same that Windows 7 ?

nope, because Windows 7 does not require PAE, NX, and SSE2.

also for 64bits is recommend to have 4GB or more, and not 2GB, otherwise the system will run slow due 64bits apps use more ram.

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Windows 10 will have the same hardware requirements as Windows 8 based on a tweet by Frank Shaw, lead communications for Microsoft.

That is really good news. F3h9xqz.gif

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Following the tweet by Shaw

idiotjoanna-frank-ks.jpg

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MidnightDistortions

Woohoo looks like i got some more years out of my media PC :).

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same that Windows 7 ?

nope, because Windows 7 does not require PAE, NX, and SSE2.

also for 64bits is recommend to have 4GB or more, and not 2GB, otherwise the system will run slow due 64bits apps use more ram.

They have always been wrong. Even 1GB isn't enough for 32bit systems and you need at least a dual core processor.

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