Windows 11


Most Impactful Changes

  • New design
  • More apps
  • Microsoft teams
  • Security through the roof
  • FREE!!!!

Windows 11 is the most recent of the Windows updates, it came out October 5th 2021. This update was unexpected from Microsoft since they said their last Windows update was gonna be Windows 10. The update came with updated apps, some optimizations of the touchscreen and a new visual design. It also added the ability to download and run Android apps on a Windows PC and updates to Microsoft Teams. This was also the first free Windows update, if of course you had Windows 10. They also said that Windows 11 is the most secure update they have ever released.


System Requirements

part of realizing how significant something is, is understanding how far it's come since the beggining. This table shows the minimum system requirements for every major version of Windows, starting with Windows 1.0 all the way to the most recent version, Windows 11.


Version Processor RAM Storage Graphics Display
11 1Ghz/2 core 4 Gb 64 Gb DirectX 12 or later HD 720p
10 1Ghz 1Gb 32Gb DirectX 9 800x600
8 1Ghz 1Gb 20Gb DirectX 9 800x600
7 1Ghz 1Gb 16Gb DirectX 9 800x600
Vista 800Mhz 512Mb 16Gb DirectX 9 800x600
XP 233Mhz 64Mb 1.5Gb SVGA 1280x720
98 66Mhz 16Mb 225Mb VGA 640x480
95 Intel 386DX 4Mb 50Mb VGA 640x480
3 8086 1Mb 6Mb VGA 640x480
2 80286 512kb 2 double-sided floppy drives EGA or VGA 640x480
1 8088 256Kb 2 double-sided floppy drives CGA, HGC, or EGA 640x480
Version Processor RAM
11 1Ghz/2 core 4 Gb
10 1Ghz 1Gb
8 1Ghz 1Gb
7 1Ghz 1Gb
Vista 800Mhz 512Mb
XP 233Mhz 64Mb
98 66Mhz 16Mb
95 Intel 386DX 4Mb
3 8086 1Mb
2 80286 512kb
1 8088 256Kb

Storage Graphics Display
64 Gb DirectX 12 or later HD 720p
32Gb DirectX 9 800x600
20Gb DirectX 9 800x600
16Gb DirectX 9 800x600
16Gb DirectX 9 800x600
1.5Gb SVGA 1280x720
225Mb VGA 640x480
50Mb VGA 640x480
6Mb VGA 640x480
2 double-sided floppy drives EGA or VGA 640x480
2 double-sided floppy drives CGA, HGC, or EGA 640x480