Checklist: Select the Most Secure Hardware to Use with Windows 10

Over the last two and a half years during the development of Windows 10, Microsoft has continuously added and upgraded security features of the operating system as they have released each new feature update.

While these features benefit consumers with a system that is less vulnerable to attacks such as WannaCry and Petya, enterprise customers have seen even more in depth features added to secure the operating system and the data stored on these devices.

However, some of these new security features require certain types of hardware to fully take advantage of the capabilities.

Using this document at the Microsoft Hardware Development Center, here is a checklist of these key hardware specifications that will allow your business to fully use the security that is a standard part of Windows 10. 

Note: These standards apply to the latest feature update for Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, and the security features that are integrated into this release.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Intel (Through 7th Generation Processors)

AMD (Through 7th Generation Processors)

Process Architecture

Virtualization

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Platform Boot Verification

Random Access Memory (RAM)

Firmware

There are six areas that a systems firmware must comply to meet these security specifications and take advantage of the enhanced security features in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update:

Just to clarify, these specifications go above and beyond the minimum hardware requirements to run the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. 

By insuring your new hardware has the above security specifications you will be able to implement the following security features as part of the Fall Creators Update:

You can learn more about the enterprise and business related security features for Windows 10 over at the Windows Security Center.

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