What are the requirements for installing Win10?

  
Many people want to install Win10, but they are worried that their computer is too old to install Win10. Indeed, there are certain requirements for installing Win10 hardware configuration. What are the requirements for installing Win10? Let's take a look.

Basic system configuration requirements:
1. Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
2. Memory: 1 GB (32 bit) or 2 GB (64 bit)
3. Available hard disk space: 16 GB
4. Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
5.Microsoft account and Internet access*
*Use Microsoft account to log in to Win10 Enjoy the full range of features of the new system more fully, but you can also log in with a local account, and some features (such as Windows Store, Mail, Personalized Sync, etc.) will be affected. In addition, installation can be completed without Internet access, but various networking functions will be limited.

Notes
1. Some computer processors and hardware configurations are not supported by Win10, including a small number of older 64-bit CPUs and some 32 GB and all 16 GB storage devices running a compression operating system. .
2. To access the Windows Store and download and run the app, you need an Internet connection, a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768, and a Microsoft account.
3. The Windows Store in Win10 will provide many (but not all) Win8.1 applications. Apps for Windows 10 will not be available for computers running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8. Keep in mind that if you decide to return to Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 after installing Win10, you may have to reinstall your app from the Windows Store.
4. Cortana is currently only available in English (United States), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), German (Germany), French (France), Italian, and Spanish (Spain). In order to be able to use Cortana, you must set the country or region where your system is located as one of the available languages, and you also need to install the Win10 system in that language.
5. After installing Win10, you will not be able to play DVDs using Windows Media Player.
6. If you are running Windows 8.1 but have not installed Windows 8.1 Update, you will not be able to install Win10. Please try running Windows Update to get Windows 8.1 before installing Win10, or you can download Win10 official version ISO image file.
7. If you are using Win8/Win8.1 Professional with Media Center Media Center or Win7 Home Premium and Ultimate, and you want to install Win10, Windows Media Center will be removed.
8.Win10 does not work on Windows RT 8.1.
9.Win10 does not have an N version, so if you upgrade from N version of Windows to Win10, you will no longer be able to run the N version.
10. If you are running Win7 without SP1, you can only upgrade to Win10 by downloading the ISO image file. If you have Windows 7 SP1 installed, you can upgrade to Win10 using Windows Update or by downloading the official ISO image file.
The above is the full content of the installation of Win10 on the configuration, it should be said that the installation of Win10 should not worry too much about the configuration of the low, but there are some details on the requirements to pay more attention.

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