Requirement is upped to a minimum of 1,366 x 768. ‘snap’ apps – which refers to automatically resizing two Metro-styleĪpps to view them on the same screen simultaneously – that resolution Your average netbook with a screen res of 1,204 x 600 won’t cut it). Touch-enabled Wacom tablet, you’ll need something to let your fingersĮnable the Windows Store and to run certain apps, you’ll need internetĪccess and a minimum screen resolution of 1,024 x 768 (in other words, Whether this is throughĪ touch screen or monitor, gesture-enabled trackpad or even a (formerly known as Metro), you’ll require touch. Most crucially, to use Windows 8’s new tile interface To get the most out of Microsoft’s new OS there are a few additional RAM, 16GB of storage and a graphics card that supports DirectX 9 (that’s Requirements for Win 8 are low, in fact almost identical to Windows 7.Īll you need to get going with the 32-bit edition is a 1GHz CPU, 1GB of Hopefully this clears up any confusion between Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Windows RT. Version of Microsoft Office, while on the regular Windows 8 it remainsĪn extra that you need to purchase separately. The other major difference is that RT comes with a With it, but doesn’t offer the Windows 7-like desktop compatibility with ‘legacy’ software you Windows RT looks and feels quite similar to its X86 cousin and syncs nicely Installs, on systems specifically designed to meet its requirements. Phone/tablet, as Microsoft is currently restricting RT to manufacturer In fact, it’s not even available for your ARM High-end smartphones and Android/iOS tablets, Windows ‘8’ RT is notĪvailable for your PC. It is exclusively for ARM systems like the Tegra 3 innards of many To be honest, moral connotations aside it makes little sense to do so regardless. This is basically a version which has had Windows Media Player stripped out to comply with EU regulations, and it would appear Microsoft is pricing Win 8 N higher so that most people won’t opt to go this route. You may also notice an ‘N’ edition, as in Windows 8 Pro N. Questions about Windows 8? Check out our Win 8 Launch Guide FAQs All of these come inģ2-bit and 64-bit versions, just like Windows 7 did. Windows 8 Pro (the equivalent to Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate)Īnd Windows 8 Enterprise (the business solution). The Windows 8 for X86 umbrella, you’ll find ‘vanilla’ Windows 8, Install all your existing software on, and have a reasonable chance of Crucially, it’s the one you’ll be able to Own Surface Pro tablet and many competitors, whether they’re running onĪMD or Intel processors. It’s the one that you’ll find on Microsoft’s This is, essentially, the one you’ll upgrade your Windows 7ĭesktop PC or laptop to. The first part of our Windows 8 review, we’ll be looking at the X86 Windows 8 Versions and Differences with Windows RT Which Windows 8 device to get? Have a read of ourīest Windows 8 Laptops, Tablets, Convertibles and PCs roundup The underlying architecture has seen a major revision too, most notably Not only has the interface beenĬompletely overhauled for a tile-based approach that favours touch, but It or hate it, there’s no denying that Windows 8 is Microsoft’s most
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