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Windows 11 System Requirements
Windows 11 System Requirements


Windows 11 was made available to the public on October 5th last year. Since then many people have already started making an upgrade. Older hardware that is running windows 10 and meets the requirements for windows 11 will noticeably run faster thanks to the tweaks in the new operating system, specially optimised and more efficient cpu and memory management features.

Not only the performance but the more mac like interface also soothes the eyes and so much more UI enhancements that improve your overall productivity and makes it easier to do multitask without making any mess.

Impressed enough? 

So let's just talk about what you came here for. So here are every system requirements to know if you are worthy enough of possessing such an operating system.

Hardware Requirements

  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC).
  • RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater.
  • Storage: 64 GB* or greater available storage is required to install Windows 11.
  • Additional storage space might be required to download updates and enable specific features.
  • Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with a WDDM 2.0 driver.
  • System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable.
  • TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0.
  • Display: High definition (720p) display, 9" or greater monitor, 8 bits per colour channel.
  • Internet connection: Internet connectivity is necessary to perform updates, and to download and use some features.
  • Windows 11 Home edition requires an Internet connection and a Microsoft Account to complete device setup on first use.
There might be additional requirements over time for updates, and to enable specific features within the OS. For more information, see Windows 11 specifications.

OS Requirements

For the best installation, eligible devices should be running on the latest version of Windows 10 OS.
S mode is only supported on the Home edition of Windows 11. If you are running a different edition of Windows in S mode, you will need to first switch out of S mode prior to upgrading.
 
Switching a device out of Windows 10 in S mode also requires internet connectivity. If you switch out of S mode, you cannot switch back to S mode later. {alertInfo}

Feature Specific Requirements

Several features in Windows 11 have requirements beyond the one listed above. So check here for them.
  • 5G support: requires 5G capable modem.
  • Auto HDR requires an HDR monitor.
  • BitLocker to Go: requires a USB flash drive. This feature is available in Windows Pro and above editions.
  • Client Hyper-V requires a processor with second-level address translation (SLAT) capabilities. This feature is available in Windows Pro editions and above.
  • Cortana: requires a microphone and speaker and is currently available on Windows 11 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • DirectStorage: requires an NVMe SSD to store and run games that use the Standard NVM Express Controller driver and a DirectX12 GPU with Shader Model 6.0 support.
  • DirectX 12 Ultimate: available with supported games and graphics chips.
  • Presence: requires a sensor that can detect human distance from the device or intent to interact with the device.
  • Intelligent Video Conferencing: requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output)
  • Multiple Voice Assistant: requires a microphone and speaker.
  • Snap: three-column layouts require a screen that is 1920 effective pixels or greater in width.
  • Mute and unmute: Taskbar requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output). The app must be compatible with features to enable global mute/unmute.
  • Spatial Sound: requires supporting hardware and software.
  • Microsoft Teams requires a video camera, microphone, and speaker (audio output).
  • Touch: requires a screen or monitor that supports multi-touch.
  • Two-factor authentication: requires the use of a PIN, biometric (fingerprint reader or illuminated infrared camera), or a phone with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth capabilities.
  • Voice Typing: requires a PC with a microphone.
  • Wake on Voice: requires a Modern Standby power model and microphone.
  • Wi-Fi 6E: requires new WLAN IHV hardware and driver and a Wi-Fi 6E capable AP/router.
  • Windows Hello: requires a camera configured for near-infrared (IR) imaging or fingerprint reader for biometric authentication. Devices without biometric sensors can use Windows Hello with a PIN or a portable Microsoft compatible security key. For more information, see IT tools to support Windows 10, version 21H1.
  • Windows Projection: requires a display adapter that supports Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 2.0 and a Wi-Fi adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct.
  • Xbox app: requires an Xbox Live account, which is not available in all regions. Please go to the Xbox Live Countries and Regions page for the most up-to-date information on availability. Some features in the Xbox app will require an active Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Virtual Machine Requirements

  • Generation: 2 *
  • Storage: 64 GB or greater
  • Security: Secure Boot capable, virtual TPM enabled
  • Memory: 4 GB or greater
  • Processor: 2 or more virtual processors
The VM host should also meet the windows 11 processor requirements. Also, note that upgrade of existing generation 1 VMs to Windows 11 is not possible:

Procedures to configure required VM settings depend on the VM host type. For VM hosts running Hyper-V, virtualization (VT-x, VT-d) must be enabled in BIOS. Virtual TPM 2.0 is emulated in the guest VM independent of the Hyper-V host TPM presence or version.{alertInfo}

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