Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 10 for phones and desktops
Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 10 for phones and desktops
Posted: 18 Mar 2015
At the WinHEC conference in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft has revealed the minimum hardware requirements needed to successfully boot, run, update and service Windows 10. The hardware maker has shared details for desktops as well as Windows 10 for phones....
...New hardware from Intel include the 14nm Cherry Trail-based Atom processors, as well as the upcoming Skylake architecture for desktops. The entry-level Atom x3 — which was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month — will also be compatible with Windows 10. AMD's processor additions are in the form of the Carrizo and Carrizo-L, which are aimed at desktops and notebooks respectively.
For desktop, 16GB internal memory and 1GB RAM are the minimum hardware requirements needed to run the 32-bit edition of Windows 10, while the 64-bit variant requires 20GB storage and 2GB RAM. In adition to listing the hardware requirements, Microsoft has also announced a Windows 10 compatibility program for OEMs and partners.
That's interesting -- but if MS does require UEFI firmware on desktops to upgrade them to Win10, that will pretty much prevent ALL the Win7 users from upgrading to Win10 because UEFI wasn't available when Win7 came out.
I know they don't require this now, as I am running Win10TP on a non-UEFI desktop -- and am NOT going to go out and buy a new desktop just to get UEFI to run Win10 when it goes into production.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: W10 Home x64 OS: Windows 10 Home x64 Windows 10 Prox64 CPU: i7-6700k Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 gaming Memory: 16GB Graphics Card: AMD RX-480 Sound Card: Raltek on board Monitor(s) Displays: LG 27MP48HQ And sometimes Samsung 65" TV. Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Microsoft Digital Media Pro Mouse: Logitech M510 PSU: 500 w Corsair Case: Generic Cooling: Air 5 fans Hard Drives: Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA M.2 1TB
3TB WD Green Internet Speed: 15 up-150 down actually get pretty close Browser: Firefox Antivirus: MSE
You are probably right, I dont think they want to eliminate a
large portion of the consumer population. I can see them
disabling features on the hopes that people will find them
compelling enough to upgrade.
I know were I work we would have to upgrade every
computer. But then again, we only switched to Windows 7
a few years ago. I also know not one has a uefi motherboard.
Dont think we will be buying 400 desktops and laptops, free os
or not.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: W10 Home x64 OS: Windows 10 Home x64 Windows 10 Prox64 CPU: i7-6700k Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 gaming Memory: 16GB Graphics Card: AMD RX-480 Sound Card: Raltek on board Monitor(s) Displays: LG 27MP48HQ And sometimes Samsung 65" TV. Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Microsoft Digital Media Pro Mouse: Logitech M510 PSU: 500 w Corsair Case: Generic Cooling: Air 5 fans Hard Drives: Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA M.2 1TB
3TB WD Green Internet Speed: 15 up-150 down actually get pretty close Browser: Firefox Antivirus: MSE
I am an older techie but I do understand most of the newer technology. I do not own a Smartphone or Tablet.
I have an older "Smart TV", about 5 years old. I've been to the manufacturers site but their explanation is severely lacking. My TV is a...
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Source and more: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn915086%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing this software , I am trying to install a modded driver for my Intel G41 Express Chipset but im getting that error . any help please?