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
