Cyberpunk 2077 Quietly Changing Its System Requirements Again

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CD Projekt Red is updating the minimum computer specifications needed to run Cyberpunk 2077, and will no longer support Windows 10. However, players who can’t upgrade to the newest version of Windows can still find ways to keep playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Windows 10.

CDPR No Longer Testing Cyberpunk 2077 on Windows 10

CD Projekt Red (CDPR) recently updated the PC requirements for its game, Cyberpunk 2077. The change, announced quietly on their support pages in late May 2026, means players will now need Windows 11 to play. This is because Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10. While Microsoft originally planned to stop support in October 2025, they will offer Extended Security Updates until October 2026. However, CDPR will no longer test future Cyberpunk 2077 updates on Windows 10.

A Brief History of Changes to Cyberpunk 2077 Minimum PC System Requirements

Dec 2020 Feb 2022 Sep 2023 Oct 2026
CPU Intel Core i5-3570K | AMD FX-8310 No change Core i7-6700 | Ryzen 5 1600 No change
GPU GTX 780 | RX 470 GTX 970 | RX 470 GTX 1080 | RX 580 | Arc A380 No change
VRAM 3GB No Change 6GB (Nvidia, Arc) | 8GB (AMD) No change
RAM 8GB No Change 12GB No change
Storage 70GB HDD No Change 70GB SSD No change
OS Windows 7 Windows 10 No change Windows 11

A recent update has created a strange problem: millions of computers that should be powerful enough to run the game Cyberpunk 2077 might not be able to. This is because those computers aren’t compatible with Windows 11. Microsoft’s latest operating system requires specific processors and security features – including a TPM 2.0 chip and Secure Boot – that many older, but still powerful, PCs from the late 2010s and early 2020s don’t have.

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2026-05-28 21:04