Windows 8.1 Enterprise: System Requirements

Windows 8.1 Microsoft

Windows 8.1 Enterprise works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 8:

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
  
  
  
  
  
   

  

  Windows 8.1 Enterprise: System Requirements

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• For 64-bit installations of Windows 8.1 Enterprise, your CPU must also support CompareExchange16b, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF.
• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768, and a Microsoft account.
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)
• Some features such as touch and Client Hyper-V may require advanced or Windows 8 certified hardware

The Windows To Go feature requires advanced hardware. To learn more about USB drives certified for Windows To Go, please visit www.microsoft.com/WindowsToGo.