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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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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.
