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System requirements
According to Microsoft, the following are the recommended system requirements for Windows 1.0 and its beta releases. This table takes account retail versions; OEM versions will vary depending on the hardware that it was intended to be installed on.

Compatibility
Windows 1.0 does not officially support MS-DOS versions above MS-DOS 3.x due to a bug in the logo code that does not accept MS-DOS versions outside of MS-DOS 2.x and 3.x. All versions of Windows 1.0 will crash on startup on MS-DOS 4.00 and above if  is not run on   to report a MS-DOS version between 2.00 and 3.31.

System requirements
According to Microsoft, the following are the recommended system requirements for Windows 2.x, including Windows/286 and Windows/386 releases. Windows 2.1 drops support for installing on two floppy disks, and now requires a hard drive to be installed on.

This table takes account retail versions; OEM versions will vary depending on the hardware that it was intended to be installed on.

Compatibility
Windows 2.x does not officially support MS-DOS versions above MS-DOS 3.x due to a bug in the logo code that does not accept MS-DOS versions outside of MS-DOS 2.x and 3.x. All versions of Windows 2.x will crash on startup on MS-DOS 4.00 and above if  is not run on   to report a MS-DOS version between 2.00 and 3.31.

Additionally, 386 enhanced mode for Windows/386 will not boot on MS-DOS 5.x and above due to a conflict with HIMEM included in these MS-DOS versions. Windows will immediately exit if  is entered in these MS-DOS versions, and can only be booted via   in this case. Likewise,  cannot be loaded in a window if Windows is installed on MS-DOS 5.00 or above.