What is the win10 hardware configuration requirement? Microsoft's new version of the official website of the windows officially launched, win10 system also officially debuted on the official website, while Microsoft also announced the introduction of win10 hardware configuration requirements, including some specific functional hardware requirements.
About the hardware requirements of the system, there is no suspense, basically the same as Win7 and Win8/Win8.1, you can pay attention to other hardware support.
win10 system requirements
If you want to upgrade to Windows10 on your computer or tablet, you must meet the following requirements.
• The latest version of the operating system: Make sure you are running the latest version, which is Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 update.
• Processor: 1GHz or faster processor or SoC
• RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16GB (32-bit operating system) ) or 20 GB (64-bit operating system)
• Graphics card: DirectX9 or higher (including WDDM1.0 driver)
• Display: 1024x600
Additional requirements to be used for specific functions
• Cortana is currently only available on Windows 10 in the US, UK, China, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
• Speech recognition will vary depending on the device microphone. For a better voice experience, you'll need:
- High-fidelity Microphone Array
- Public Hardware Driver for Microphone Array Geometry
• Windows Hello requires a dedicated infrared illumination camera for face recognition Or iris detection, or a fingerprint reader that supports Window Biometric Framework.
• Continuum is available on all Windows 10 versions, just by turning on “ tablet mode " manually by “Operation Center” Tablets and 2-in-1 devices with GPIO indicators or those with laptop and tablet indicators can be configured to automatically enter < tablet mode".
• Music and video streams are available in Xbox Music or Xbox Video in some areas. For a list of the latest regions, go to the Xbox" site on Windows.
• Two-factor authentication requires a PIN, biometric (fingerprint reader or infrared illumination camera), or a WiFi or Bluetooth enabled phone.
• Device protection needs:
- UEFI secure boot (3rd party UEFI CA has been deleted from UEFI database)
- TPM 2.0
- Virtualization support is already in system firmware (BIOS) Configured to be turned on by default, including virtualization extensions (such as Intel VT-x, AMD RVI), second-level address translation (such as Intel EPT, AMD RVI), and IOMMU (such as Intel VT-d, AMD-Vi).
- UEFI BIOS has been configured to prevent unauthorized users from disabling "device protection" hardware security features
- Kernel mode drivers must be Microsoft signed and code integrity with the hypervisor Compatible
- Only available on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition
• The number of applications that can be placed depends on the minimum resolution of the application.
• To use touch, you need a multi-touch tablet or monitor (details)
• Some features require a Microsoft account
• Internet access (may result ISP fees)
• Secure Boot requires firmware to support UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B, and there is a Microsoft Windows Certification Authority
&bull in the UEFI signature database; some IT administrators may enable security before entering the login screen Login (Ctrl + Alt + Del). On tablets without a keyboard, you might need to use a tablet with a Windows button because the key combination on the tablet is the Windows button + power button.
• Some games and programs may require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance
• BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 10 Professional only)
&bull BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2, TPM 2.0 or USB flash drive (Windows 10 Professional and Windows 10 Enterprise only)
• Client Hyper-V requires a second level of address translation ( SLAT) 64-bit system and extra 2 GB of memory (Windows 10 Professional and Windows 10 Enterprise only)
• Miracast requires a display adapter that supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 and supports Wi -Fi Direct Wi-Fi Adapter
• Wi-Fi Direct Printing requires a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct and a device that supports Wi-Fi Direct Printing
• 64-bit operating system installed on 64-bit computers, your processor needs to support CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF
• InstantGo can only be used with computers designed for connection standby design
• device encryption needs to have InstantGo and TPM 2.0 computers.
Microsoft said that the above content may change during the final release of Win10.