One question that comes up most often during the release of a new system for Windows hardware compatibility: my computer is there enough power to run the latest OS Microsoft?

Users who are already running Windows 7 and hope to adopt Windows 8 can already rest assured it will be yes. Microsoft has raised this point during the "Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference" which brought together the partners of the company last week in Los Angeles.

Tami Reller, vice president, Microsoft talked about the importance of maintaining a system requirements identical to Windows 7 or even reduce the requirements over time: "Windows 8 will be able to run on many machines as it will the same or lower system requirements. "

 Computers running Windows Vista might also be involved since the configuration was identical with that already required under Seven. The essential elements are:
- A 1 GHz processor
- 1 gigabyte of RAM (2 GB for 64-bit)
- 16 GB of free disk space (20 GB for 64-bit)
- A DirectX 9 compatible graphics card

The good news is however to be taken with caution as there is to know the compatibility of the software drivers for the many components and peripherals. Microsoft will probably advise a software upgrade as was the case with Windows 7, for the most impatient, it was not until the arrival of the first beta versions of Windows 8.