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Windows 11 on a laptop with 8GB RAM
I have an older laptop (XPS 13 around 2018, i5 8250u and 8GB RAM) and unfortunately I will probably have to switch it from Win10 where it runs perfectly on windows 11. The problem is that, in the past when W11 had just appeared, I upgraded it and it runs like crap because of the RAM (which is soldered to the motherboard without an upgrade, thanks Dell fmm). The processor is still decent, I have a SFF Dell with a 7th gen i5 that runs ok, so it is not limited because of this.
Those of you who are still on the forum here with W11 on 8GB RAM, what tweaks have you made to the system/settings to make it run as well as possible? (a balance between look/performance, I wouldn't want to turn off all the animations either) It is no longer my main laptop, but I still don't think I would leave it on a system that will no longer receive updates - especially security updates.
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Hi,
Just wanted to share my own experience maybe it’ll help a bit. I’ve got a DELL Vostro 13 (8 GB RAM, i7 CPU). I upgraded to Windows 11 when it first came out, but ended up rolling back to Windows 10 for similar reasons. Around 6–7 months ago, I decided to give Windows 11 another try, and I’ve been running version 24H2 since then. It’s much more stable and smoother compared to the earlier builds.
I haven’t made any customizations just using it with the default settings. I think the issues I had before were probably related to the early release or hardware compatibility at the time. I keep it regularly updated now, and so far, I haven’t faced any problems.
8GB is enough for basic tasks such as browsing and office. You need more RAM for software developmenet and design projects.
