When Microsoft announced
that any PC capable of booting Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 would be sufficient
to boot Windows 10, many PC manufacturers and retailers were irked because it
meant many users wouldn't be upgrading their hardware which in turn meant lower
sales for them. Keeping the requirements for Windows 10 the same as those for
Windows 7 and 8 makes a lot of sense because it means more people will upgrade
to the new OS. - something Microsoft desperately needs and wants. But Microsoft may have done itself (and
Windows 10) a disservice by allowing 2GB of RAM as a sufficient minimum. That's
because there's a difference between booting Windows and running Windows.