Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7ĭVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical driveīitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2īitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performanceįor some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:ġ gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (圆4) processor*ġ gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)ġ6 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)ĭirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driverĪdditional requirements to use certain features:ĭepending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
We recommend you move to a Windows 10 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft. Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020
