Windows memory requirements
Here are the memory requirements for different versions of Windows:
Windows version |
Minimum memory required |
Windows 2008, 2008 R2 |
512 MB minimum 2 GB or more is recommended |
Windows 2012, 2012 R2 |
512 MB minimum |
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
2 GB minimum for 64-bit systems |
References:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/system-requirements
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb414778.aspx