Description
These are the minimum basic requirements for installing Windows 10 on a PC.
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or System on a Chip
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
- Hard drive space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 32 GB for 64-bit OS
- Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- Display: 800×600
- Internet Connection: Internet connectivity is necessary to perform updates and to download and take advantage of some features.
Compare versions:
| Compare Version Features | Home | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | IA-32, x86-64 | |
| Maximum physical memory (RAM) | 4 GB on IA-32 128 GB on x86-64 |
4 GB on IA-32 2 TB (2048 GB) on x86-64 |
| Continuum | Yes | Yes |
| Family Safety and Parental Controls | Yes | Yes |
| Cortana | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware device encryption | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple language pack support | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile device management | Yes | Yes |
| Side-loading of line of business apps | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual desktops | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes | Yes |
| Can pause updates? | Yes, since 1903 | Yes |
| Windows Spotlight | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Store suggestions | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Desktop | Client only | Client and host |
| Windows Subsystem for Linux | 64-bit SKUs only, since 1607 |
64-bit SKUs only, since 1607 |
| Windows Sandbox | No | 64-bit SKUs only, since 1903 |
| Hyper-V | No | 64-bit SKUs only |
| Assigned Access 8.1 | No | Yes |
| BitLocker | No | Yes |
| Business Store | No | Yes |
| Conditional Access | No | Yes |
| Device Guard | No | Yes |
| Encrypting File System | No | Yes |
| Enterprise data protection | No | Yes |
| Enterprise Mode Internet Explorer (EMIE) | No | Yes |
| Joining a domain and Group Policy management | No | Yes |
| Joining a Microsoft Azure Active Directory | No | Yes |
| Private catalog | No | Yes |
| Windows Analytics | No | Yes |
| Windows Information Protection | No | Yes |
| Windows Update for Business | No | Yes |
| Compare Version Features | Home | Pro |
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