
Power on your XP system and make sure it’s running Service Pack 3. To use the Snap feature for Metro apps, you’ll need a screen with a 1366×768 resolution or higher. To access Windows Store, you need a screen resolution of at least 1024×768.Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.

Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit).According to Microsoft, you’ll need the following:

Prepare XP for Windows 8 Upgradeīefore upgrading from XP to Windows 8, make sure your system has the hardware to upgrade. Note: Only your data files will be kept when upgrading XP Pro to Windows 8 some of your programs and drivers will need to be reinstalled and/or upgraded.
