Many Windows users are looking forward to the imminent release of Microsoft's new operating system. But they may want to wait.
Windows 10 is just about here—and many users (especially those who have been wrestling with
Windows 8) are probably eager to upgrade. But even if you can get it now—the upgrade will be sent first to
those who signed up for the Windows Insider beta program and then in “slow waves” to everyone else—you may want to hold off.
Here are nine reasons you might want to put off a Windows 10 upgrade.
1. Your system can’t run it
This may seem obvious, but sometimes it’s the obvious that gets missed. In order to run Windows 10, you need a PC or tablet with a
1GHz processor or faster, 1GB of
RAM for 32-bit machines or 2GB for 64-bit machines, 16GB hard disk space for 32-bit machines or 20GB hard disk space for 64-bit machines, a DirectX 9 or later graphics card with a
WDDM 1.0 driver and an 800 x 600 display or better. For more details, go to Microsoft’s
Windows 10 specifications page.
If your system doesn’t qualify, then you’re going to have to upgrade your hardware before you upgrade your operating system. (Or just buy a new computer with Windows 10 already installed.)
