Reservation tool will be installed on all PCs after July 29

Jun 10, 2015 06:32 GMT  ·  By
The reservation tool helps you determine if your PC can run Windows 10 or not
   The reservation tool helps you determine if your PC can run Windows 10 or not

Microsoft rolled out a free Windows 10 upgrade reservation tool for Windows 7 and 8.1 computers a couple of weeks ago, but some PCs didn’t get it for various reasons, which we’ve already explained it to you earlier today.

But some machines aren’t getting it simply because they cannot run Windows 10, so it makes no sense for Microsoft to offer you an upgrade that can’t be used at all.

And yet, the company says that after July 29, the date when Windows 10 is projected to launch, all PCs should be getting the reservation tool and see that Windows icon in the system tray in order to allow users to manually determine whether their computers can run the new OS or not.

"PCs that we determine cannot run Windows 10 will not see the Get Windows 10 app before July 29, 2015. After July 29, 2015, we’ll enable the icon in the system tray. This is to help ensure that you can easily check your PC’s compatibility if you choose," says Microsoft.

Windows 10 system requirements

Basically, it’s not that hard to determine whether your computer can run Windows 10 or not, but as a general idea, Microsoft developed the new operating system to run on all computers that are fully compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

So if your machine already runs Windows 7 smoothly, you can expect Windows 10 to run just as well, which means that you should take advantage of the free upgrade offer - of course, if you plan to upgrade.

Here are the official Windows 10 system requirements, and check out this link to find out the hardware you’re going to need in order to benefit from the full experience offered by the new operating system, including the features that require new hardware:  

Processor 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
HDD space 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display 1024x600 pixel resolution or higher