What are the actual system requirements of Windows 8, 8.1 and the latest Windows 10? The exact specifications needed to install Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 on your desktop computer.
With every new edition of Microsoft Windows, the users start want to know the system requirements.
System Requirements for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10
There are no special system requirements to install Windows 8 or 10 on your computer. If your computer can run Windows 7, then it's supported to install Windows 8 or 8.1 and even Windows 10 as well. Installation should be performed without any issue if your computer meets Win7 requirements.
Moreover, Windows will check automatically if your computer is able to install that version of Windows. However, here are brief details of system requirements:
- 1GHz Processor
- 1 GB RAM for 32-bit or 2 GB RAM for 64-bit.
- 16 GB free hard disk space.
- Graphics card with DirectX 9 graphics device support with WDDM driver.
- You may need a Microsoft account (Outlook email address) and Internet access.
Here are some additional requirements, recommended for specific features to run smoothly:
- At least 1024 x 768 screen resolution for Metro apps.
- 1366 x 768 screen resolution to experience snap apps.
Installation Media
A DVD or USB flash drive is needed to burn the ISO image file. This DVD or flash disk is required to perform a clean installation of Windows.
There are several tools that can burn ISO, but we recommend Microsoft Windows 7 USB/DVD tool. This is an official ISO to DVD or USB burning tool from Microsoft, the company behind Windows (hopefully you already know it).
Test on Virtual Machine
If you want to experience the new operating system without performing typical installation on your computer, you are suggested to make use of virtual machine.
Virtual machine is actually a software that you download and install on your running operating system. It's installed just like general software. You open it and execute just like other applications installed on your desktop machine.
There are some really awesome virtual machine software available over the Internet. VMware Workstation and Virtual Box (also known as VBox) are two big names in this category. Install one of these you like and you'll be able to enjoy your favorite OS without affecting your current operating system or disk partition.
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