Windows 10’s minimum requirements are pretty much the same as Windows 7 and 8: A 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM (2GB for the 64-bit version) and around 20GB of free space.

If you’ve bought a new computer in the last decade, it should match those specs.

The main thing you might have to worry about is clearing up disk space.

How many GB does Windows 10 take up?

Here’s what Microsoft says you need to run Windows 10: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster. RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Free hard disk space: 16 GB.

How big is a Windows 10 install?

Here are the system requirements for Windows 10 (and what your options are if your PC doesn’t meet them): Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC. RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for a 32-bit version, or 2GB for 64-bit. Hard disk space: 16GB for a 32-bit OS; 20GB for 64-bit OS.