System Requirements: 1 GHz processor or faster
1 GB RAM for 32-bit; 2 GB for 64-bit
Up to 20 GB available hard disk space
800 x 600 screen resolution or higher
DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver
Internet access (fees may apply)
Microsoft account required for some features
Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
System Requirements: 1 GHz processor or faster
1 GB RAM for 32-bit; 2 GB for 64-bit
Up to 20 GB available hard disk space
800 x 600 screen resolution or higher
DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver
Internet access (fees may apply)
Microsoft account required for some features
Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
System Requirements: If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Additional requirements to use certain features:
Internet access (fees may apply)
Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
BitLocker to Go requires a USB flash drive
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