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      System requirements for Windows 8.1

      If you want to run Windows 8.1 on your PC, here’s what it takes:

      Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info)

      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

      Additional requirements to use certain features:

      • To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.

      • To access the Windows Store and to download, run, and snap apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 × 768

      • Microsoft account required for some features

      • Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

      • Secure boot requires firmware that supports UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and has the Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database

      • Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance

      • Watching DVDs requires separate playback software

      • Windows Media Center license sold separately

      • BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive (Windows 8.1 Pro only)

      • BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive (Windows 8.1 Pro only)

      • Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT) capabilities and additional 2 GB of RAM (Windows 8.1 Pro only)

      • A TV tuner is required to play and record live TV in Windows Media Center (Windows 8.1 Pro Pack and Windows 8.1 Media Center Pack only)

      • Miracast requires a display adapter which supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3, and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct

      • Wi-Fi Direct Printing requires a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct and a device that supports Wi-Fi Direct Printing

      • Free internet TV content varies by geography, some content might require additional fees (Windows 8.1 Pro Pack and Windows 8.1 Media Center Pack only)

      • To install a 64-bit OS on a 64-bit PC, your processor needs to support CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW, and LAHF/SAHF

      • InstantGo works only with computers designed for Connected Standby