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What minimum hardware requirements are needed to run Windows 7?

April 26, 2017hardware minimum needed requirements run windows 7

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What minimum hardware requirements are needed to run Windows 7?

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For basic usage, Microsoft recommends the following minimum system requirements for Windows 7: Minimum 32-bitMinimum 64-bitSystem Memory2GB RAM2GB RAMProcessor1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) processor1GHz or faster 64-bit (x64) processorHD Space16GB available disk space20GB available disk spaceGraphicsDirectX® 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 higher driverDirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 higher driverThe hardware recommendations shown above are the current Microsoft minimum requirements for basic computing tasks such as web browsing and word processing. Gaming, video editing and other hardware intensive usages may require additional system memory, upgraded graphics adapter or other system upgrades. In addition, many product features of the Windows 7 operating system (i.e., Aero interface) require additional or advanced hardware. Dell Recommendations To enhance your experience, choose a discrete video card with 256MB or more of video memory in conjunction with the system memory