Windows OS Information
Minimum System Requirements
Windows 10
- Processor: 1 GHz or faster processor or System on a Chip (SoC)
- RAM: 1 GB RAM for 32-bit OS (4 GB recommended); 2 GB RAM for 64-bit OS (8 GB recommended)
- Available hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS; 20 GB for 64-bit OS
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- Display: 800 x 600 screen resolution
Additional requirements to use certain features and upgrade editions are available at Windows 10 Specifications
See the ITS Computer Recommendations for details on suggested specifications.
Windows 11
- Processor: 1 GHz or faster processor or System on a Chip (SoC)
- RAM: 4 GB RAM
- Available hard disk space: 64GB
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX12 or later with WDDM 2.0 driver
- Display: High definition (720p) display that is greater than 9” diagonally, 8 bits per color channel.
- System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable. Check here for information on how your PC might be able to meet this requirement.
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0. Check here for instructions on how your PC might be enabled to meet this requirement.
Additional information can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications?r=1
See the ITS Computer Recommendations for details on suggested specifications.
ITS Supported Version
- Windows 10 Pro, 11 Pro
If you have a Windows 10 computer and your system meets the minimum specifications, download Windows 11 at https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
If you do not qualify for the free Windows 11 upgrade: UH departments may purchase the upgrade license of this software through the ITS Site License Office. Users can purchase this software for personal use from a computer software retailer that sells Microsoft products.
Documentation
- Windows Browser Matrix for ITS Supported Web Applications
Service Patches/Updates
Follow these instructions to keep your Windows up to date.
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