Microsoft demoed Windows 8 today at day 1 of BUILD conference that will be available for download to developers later today. So, what are minimum system requirements for Windows 8. That’s the big question as users would need to know the hardware specs to run Windows 8. Microsoft didn’t answer this question directly in today’s keynote. However Windows chief Steven Sinofsky did mention that even Lenovo S10 can run Windows 8. Lenovo S10 IdeaPad, a 10 inch Intel Atom powered laptop with 1 GB RAM. So, we can get an idea of system specs needed to run the upcoming Windows release.

Windows 8 System Requirements [Minimum Hardware Specs]

  • Processor: 1 GHz (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
  • RAM: 1 GB (for 32 Bit) & 2GB (for 64 Bit)
  • Disk Space: 16 GB fot 32 Bit, 20 GB for 64 Bit
  • DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with WDDM 1.0 (or higher) driver

Since its minimum, you can obviously get more seamless and enjoyable Windows 8 experience on machines with better hardware specs. But if you have a cheap laptop lying around, you may want to update it to Windows 8 since it will then take fewer resources than Windows 7:

windows8-chart

You’d be able to download Windows 8 Developer Preview later today.

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