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Houellebecq
Oct 21, 2025Iron Contributor
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...
MaxineWaters
Oct 24, 2025Iron Contributor
Your situation with the Dell XPS 13 2018 with 8GB RAM and Windows 11 is quite common — many users have to optimize their systems to get the best performance, especially with limited RAM. Since the system runs fine on Windows 10 but struggles with Windows 11, tweaking settings for a good balance between look and performance is a smart approach.