These are the minimum system requirements, for Windows 8, according to Microsoft:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
- Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
- A tablet or monitor that supports multitouch.
- Windows Store apps require a screen resolution of at least 1024x768, and to snap apps you'll need a 1366x768 screen resolution.
- However, if you have an unusual screen resolution like the netbooks default 1024x600, use this registry hack to adjust the resolution so you can run Windows 8 (or just get a higher-res display).
- Internet access is required to download new features and update security-related information from Windows Update.
- Some games/applications only run at full capacity if used with graphics cards with DirectX 10 or higher.