Microsoft has officially announced the release of two Windows 7 compatibility tools at Microsoft.com/Windows/Compatibility, the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, an essential test before upgrading to the new OS, if you’re not sure, whether your system would live up to it or not.

The compatibility tool examine your PC’s processor, memory, storage, graphics capabilities, and lets you know which version is suitable for you.

The tool shows available upgrade options and informs about any known compatibility issues with the most commonly installed software programs and devices connected with your PC.  The tool checks the following requirements for the OS:

• 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1GB RAM (32-bit) / 2GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20GB (64-bit)
• DirectX® 9 graphics processor with WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model) 1.0 or higher driver