For more information, please see the Support Lifecycle FAQ. A device may not be able to run prior versions of Windows if the device hardware is incompatible, lacking current drivers, or otherwise outside of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (“OEM”) support period.(Image credit: Future) 3. * Prior versions of Windows, including Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, have limited support when running on new processors and chipsets from manufacturers like Intel, AMD, NVidia, and Qualcomm. Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate allow for two physical processors, providing the best performance on these computers. Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium will recognize only one physical processor. PCs with multiple processors (CPUs):Ĭommercial servers, workstations, and other high-end PCs may have more than one physical processor. All 32-bit versions of Windows 7 can support up to 32 processor cores, while 64‑bit versions can support up to 256 processor cores. Windows 7 was designed to work with today's multi-core processors. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware. Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration.

Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM and an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space. HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7ĭVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical driveīitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2īitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performanceįor some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:ġ gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (圆4) processor*ġ gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)ġ6 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)ĭirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driverĪdditional requirements to use certain features:ĭepending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware

We recommend you move to a Windows 11 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft. Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, 2020

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