The net result should be more usable storage on these systems going forward - and since the minimum capacity requirements of Windows have always been a pain point, this change should alleviate them. By setting the minimum requirement to 32GB for both builds (well below the actual requirements), Microsoft likely guaranteed that manufacturers would ship tablets or ultra-low-cost laptops and desktops with at least 64GB of storage, that being the next obvious step up from 32GB. Does Windows 10 run in Parallels Desktop Yes, but. Even adding in the 7GB requirement for additional storage, Microsoft built some play into the standard. By default Boot Camp suggests you give Windows 16GB of disk space, but I recommend upping that to 25GB to give your installation room to breathe. That doubles the capacity for 32-bit installations and increases it by 1.6x for the 64-bit version.
One thing we do approve of is Microsoft bumping all the way up to 32GB on both platforms. SO-CALLED super floppies and removable cartridge drives are not your only choices when it comes to meeting your growing digital storage needs.
