System Requirements for Windows 7

Microsoft is also providing guidance on the minimum system requirements for Windows 7, showing that Windows 7 will work on a broader array of hardware than any other release of Windows at launch.

These are the Microsoft minimum hardware recommendations for systems that will be running the Windows 7.

Windows 7 recommendation:

1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor

1 GB of system memory

16 GB of available disk space

Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver (to enable the Aero theme)

DVD-R/W Drive

Internet access.

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