Microsoft quietly increases Windows 10 Minimum Requirements with anniversary update

[AlTech]

Microsoft has quietly increased the minimum requirements for the Windows 10 anniversary update.

 

Before the anniversary update it was possible to Install Windows 10 on devices with 1GB RAM. However these devices lagged a lot and thus Microsoft have increased the requirements to 2GB RAM. All devices with 2GB RAM or more will be eligible to get the anniversary update.  All PCs or Tablets with 1GB RAM or less will not be able to update to the Anniversary update.

 

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While you should be able to install the Anniversary Update even if you're already running Windows 10 on your device, Microsoft has recently changed the minimum system requirements. Now the operating system requires 2GB of RAM to run the 32-bit version of Windows 10, which doubles the amount of memory from previous requirements.

Here are the Windows 10 Anniversary Update minimum system requirements:

• Processor: 1GHz or faster processor or SoC
• RAM: 2GB for 32-bit or 64-bit
• Hard drive space: 16GB for 32-bit or 20GB for 64-bit
• Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
• Display: 1024×600

 

So what do you guys think? Is this good or bad? Personally I think this is quite good as it means going forward everyone will have a better experience.

 

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows10-anniversary-update-common-problems-how-fix?utm_medium=slider&utm_campaign=navigation&utm_source=wp

[Nowak]

First time the system requirements have had a major increase since Windows Vista, I think.

 

Not gonna count the NX bit requirement in Windows 8+, because basically every CPU since 2004 or so has that.

[Sauron]

It makes sense, if you have 2GiB or less you probably want a Linux distribution instead of windows anyway.

[Windows7ge]

We've reached an age where I think all computers/notebooks/laptops/tablets should have AT LEAST 4GB but preferably 8GB of RAM.

[Djole123]

RIP every single netbook that you can't upgrade RAM on

[Okjoek]

It sounds pretty reasonable to me. Lowest RAM I ever had in a PC from this decade was 4GB.

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Daring said:

First time the system requirements have had a major increase since Windows Vista, I think.

 

Not gonna count the NX bit requirement in Windows 8+, because basically every CPU since 2004 or so has that.

Nope, with Windows 10 they required Security TPM hardware.

[AlTech]

Just now, Okjoek said:

It sounds pretty reasonable to me. Lowest RAM I ever had in a PC from this decade was 4GB.

Lowest amount of RAM on a PC I've used was 2GB and that was in 2007-2009.

[WelshDdraig]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

We've reached an age where I think all computers/notebooks/laptops/tablets should have AT LEAST 4GB but preferably 8GB of RAM.

I agree, I won't even bother looking at a notebook unless it has a minimum of 8GB RAM or RAM that can easily be upgraded without having to tear the system apart. 

[AresKrieger]

I think this is a bad precedent to set if MS plans to only use windows 10 from now on, since it means your hardware may no longer support the most up to date version of your OS in the future

[Nowak]

1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said:

Nope, with Windows 10 they required Security TPM hardware.

My computers have no TPM module, only software, and Windows 10 happily installed on them.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 hour ago, AluminiumTech said:

Nope, with Windows 10 they required Security TPM hardware.

Its not required.

[AlTech]

Just now, gabrielcarvfer said:

Dumb move. Now you will have computers stuck on last Win10 and others on the newer one. They're doing it just like Windows Phones...

Apparently it will only annoy a tiny minority of users. Only a few thousand probably have PCs or Tablets with 1GB RAM.

 

This is not a dumb move.

 

Just now, Daring said:

My computers have no TPM module, only software, and Windows 10 happily installed on them.

No but new PCs have to have them. If somebody designs a new PC today it has to have TPM.

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, AresKrieger said:

I think this is a bad precedent to set if MS plans to only use windows 10 from now on, since it means your hardware may no longer support the most up to date version of your OS in the future

To be fair, they said they would support your device until it was incapable of running Windows. Windows with 1GB was always kinda sketchy. Windows 8 needed 2 but they lowered it in the 8.1 update.

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Lowest amount of RAM on a PC I've used was 2GB and that was in 2007-2009.

My friend still thinks 4GBs is still the standard.

 

11 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Microsoft has quietly increased the minimum requirements for the Windows 10 anniversary update.

 

Before the anniversary update it was possible to Install Windows 10 on devices with 1GB RAM. However these devices lagged a lot and thus Microsoft have increased the requirements to 2GB RAM. All devices with 2GB RAM or more will be eligible to get the anniversary update.  All PCs or Tablets with 1GB RAM or less will not be able to update to the Anniversary update.

 

So what do you guys think? Is this good or bad? Personally I think this is quite good as it means going forward everyone will have a better experience.

 

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows10-anniversary-update-common-problems-how-fix?utm_medium=slider&utm_campaign=navigation&utm_source=wp

Meh? Makes it harder for manufacturers to cheese buyers.

[themaniac]

so when will the anniversary be released for everyone that its compatible for?

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Its not required.

New PCs designed today need it. All newly designed PCs need TPM of some sort.

[AlTech]

Just now, themaniac said:

so when will the anniversary be released for everyone that its compatible for?

You can choose to download it right now OR you can wait for them to slowly release it to everybody.

[AresKrieger]

4 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

To be fair, they said they would support your device until it was incapable of running Windows. Windows with 1GB was always kinda sketchy. Windows 8 needed 2 but they lowered it in the 8.1 update.

I'm aware it's not a good idea to run on 1GB of ram, but I'm more worried that this justifies MS to do other less consumer friendly things, not that I have to worry about it, windows 7 baby 

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, gabrielcarvfer said:

Oh yes, it is. "Hey look, Win10, update now, it's compatible". "Oh, you're not receiving updates anymore".
This excuse of only affecting few thousand is the same that they used in every single wrong decision they made on mobile stuff...

Windows runs badly on devices with less than 2GB RAM. they decided to put an end to it by no longer accepting 1GB as an option.

 

 

[jagdtigger]

1 minute ago, AluminiumTech said:

New PCs designed today need it. All newly designed PCs need TPM of some sort.

Totally useless for the consumer market though. I get the feeling that MS is planning something that we wont like...

[AlTech]

Just now, jagdtigger said:

Totally useless for the consumer market though. I get the feeling that MS is planning something that we wont like...

They want better Security on Devices. That's it.

[Nowak]

6 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

No but new PCs have to have them. If somebody designs a new PC today it has to have TPM.

Well, aside from that, the basic system requirements haven't changed much since Vista.

[themaniac]

4 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

You can choose to download it right now OR you can wait for them to slowly release it to everybody.

how would I do that? also have you encountered any problems with it yet?

[Okjoek]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

They want better Security on Devices. That's it.

Personally I've been pretty suspicious of Microsoft since Windows 10, all the rumors of tracking our activity and what not.