How Much Space Does Windows 8 Take up on Hard Drive?
Contents the Official Microsoft Windows 8 (64 Bit) Disk Space Requirements Are the Same as Windows 7: 20 Gb. How Much Space Does Windows 8 Take up? a Minimum...
The official Microsoft Windows 8 (64 bit) disk space requirements are the same as Windows 7: 20 GB.
How much space does Windows 8 take up?
A minimum of 512 MB, 2 GB is recommended (amount depends on the language version you are using.) 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; extra free space is required during installation. You cannot install on removable flash storage devices.
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How much space on the hard drive did the Windows 8.1 installation use?
8.1 Pro takes about 18-20GB on initial install (I checked last time I installed it). Subsequent updates of course increase that. A 256GB drive will easily hold the OS and all your applications. Games, music, movies are what really consumes drive space.
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