Computer and processor

Minimum 1.1 GHz or faster, 2 core

Note: For Intel processors, the maximum speed achieved using Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Max Turbo Frequency) must be considered

Memory

4.0 GB RAM

Hard disk

3.0 GB of available disk space

Display

1024 x 768 screen resolution

Graphics hardware

Windows OS: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX 9 or later, with WDDM 2.0 or higher for Windows 10 (or WDDM 1.3 or higher for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update)

Operating system

Windows 11, Windows 10 (excluding Windows 10 LTSC), Windows 10 on ARM, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2. Note: We recommend using the latest Windows version and security patches available.

.NET version

Requires .NET 4.5 CLR or later

Video calls and meetings

• Requires 2-core processor. For higher video and screen share resolution and frame rate, a 4-core processor or better is recommended.
• Background video effects require Windows 10 or a processor with AVX2 instruction set.
• See hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
• Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a Microsoft Teams Room requires Bluetooth LE, which requires Bluetooth to be enabled on the client device, and for Windows clients it also requires the 64-bit Teams client. This feature is not available on 32-bit Teams clients.

Teams live events

If you are producing a Teams live event, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0-GB RAM (or higher), and hardware encoder. See hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.