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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR Windows® 8 AND Windows® 8 PRO:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
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 PRO SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FEATURES
BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
BitLocker requires either Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 or a USB flash drive
Client Hyper-V requires a 64-bit system with second level address translation (SLAT) capabilities and additional 2 GB of RAM
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1. Please check the following before upgrading:
- System back-up using Windows Easy Transfer to storage (e.g., external hard drive, burn to disk, network) - REQUIRED for clean installation*
- System Administrator permissions
- Wired connection to internet
- BIOS update
- Application(s)/driver(s) update
- AC power (if mobile device)
- Check the Microsoft Compatibility Centre to ensure your machine can be upgraded to Windows 8
*Windows 8 consumer preview will wipe applications & data.
2. Windows 8 upgrade installation instructions/ Clean install instructions
- Electronic software download from www.microsoft.com (or www.windowsupgradeoffer.com if eligible for Upgrade Offer)
- From upgrade media via setup.exe
3. Activate upgrade product with product key
4. Reinstall applications / system settings using Windows Easy Transfer (as applicable)
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