Before you can upgrade to Windows 10, you’ll need to know if your device can handle the new OS. You should also be aware of your available options for the upgrade process as always, wiping everything and installing Windows 10 from scratch is your safest bet.
Hardware Requirement
we only mention minimum hardware requirement for both Desktop and Mobile. Microsoft doesn't disclose everything but they mention screen size, memeory, storage, graphics and firmware are mentioned.
Here are the desktop requirements :
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Free hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit and 20GB for 64-bit.
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
Screen Resolution: Minimum screen resolution of 800×600 pixels
Here are the mobile requirements:
Firmware: UEFI 2.3.1 Secure boot enabled
Memory: At least 512MB for 32-bit
Storage: Greater than or equal to 4GB of flash. SD card required for 4GB devices, for updates.
Graphics: DirectX 9 Mobile devices will also require some rather obvious features including cellular radios, speakers, earpieces, headset jacks, WiFi, vibration, power, and volume buttons.
Optional Component and Connectivity : The optional components for both desktop and mobile are also worth highlighting, phones have stricter guidelines than PCs.
Going by the specs, almost every PC should be able to install Windows 10 as the requirements are pretty low. This would also mean that low end devices will also be able to install Windows 10 without any issues.
Windows 10 is expected to arrive later this year and going by Microsoft’s past releases, it should be available in October 2015.
Hardware Requirement
we only mention minimum hardware requirement for both Desktop and Mobile. Microsoft doesn't disclose everything but they mention screen size, memeory, storage, graphics and firmware are mentioned.
Here are the desktop requirements :
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Free hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit and 20GB for 64-bit.
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
Screen Resolution: Minimum screen resolution of 800×600 pixels
Here are the mobile requirements:
Memory: At least 512MB for 32-bit
Storage: Greater than or equal to 4GB of flash. SD card required for 4GB devices, for updates.
Graphics: DirectX 9 Mobile devices will also require some rather obvious features including cellular radios, speakers, earpieces, headset jacks, WiFi, vibration, power, and volume buttons.
Optional Component and Connectivity : The optional components for both desktop and mobile are also worth highlighting, phones have stricter guidelines than PCs.
Going by the specs, almost every PC should be able to install Windows 10 as the requirements are pretty low. This would also mean that low end devices will also be able to install Windows 10 without any issues.
Windows 10 is expected to arrive later this year and going by Microsoft’s past releases, it should be available in October 2015.