Alternatives to Windows 10

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Good day.
I got a new laptop, about a year ago.
Have been updating it regularly.
It is now slow, like the old Windows 7 laptop I had.
It's very frustrating.
What to do?
Are there any alternatives?
It doesn't make sense to only be able to use a laptop for a year.
Thanks.
 
I see the problem. It depends on the situation you are faced with. If your hardware is fairly new, then you really have a problem with windows.
However, most slowing down is caused by a lack of managing your files/ storage device.

I'd say that you need to either manage your files in a better way, or invest in an hard drive, store your massive files there and you can start deleting unnecessary files.
People who are unfamiliar with managing their files better will buy expensive replacements when they can just spend an hour or so managing what files they need and what they don't.
 
The problem is an SSD for system drive is actually part of the windows minimum requirements..... they just don't want to admit it.

You can offset this by a fast CPU, huge pagefile and lots of RAM.... but in the end you have no choice anymore. M$ has chosen for you that you need an SSD.

But yes for long term storage keep a hard drive.
 
I gave an old PC a second life by installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu) on it. Using it as my download / Plex hosting machine. It’s safe no need to worry about malware and very good at resource management, considering how well it’s running on an old PC. I never switch it off, although Eskom did it for a us last week after a 26 hours power outage and our inverter’s battery died.
 
1) Add more RAM
2) Install and SSD drive
3) Upgrade to Windows 10
4) Curse the day you upgraded to Windows 10

Bob's your Uncle.....
 
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Skankhunt said:
I gave an old PC a second life by installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu) on it. Using it as my download / Plex hosting machine. It’s safe no need to worry about malware and very good at resource management, considering how well it’s running on an old PC. I never switch it off, although Eskom did it for a us last week after a 26 hours power outage and our inverter’s battery died.
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Ah missed this. Ditto
 
ProfSantosh said:
You can do the following

Hardware
  • Replace HDD with SSD
  • Add more RAM
Software
  • Clean install of Windows 10 latest.
  • Or Shift to Linux Ubuntu, Pop, or Mint
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Skankhunt said:
I gave an old PC a second life by installing a Linux distro (Ubuntu) on it. Using it as my download / Plex hosting machine. It’s safe no need to worry about malware and very good at resource management, considering how well it’s running on an old PC. I never switch it off, although Eskom did it for a us last week after a 26 hours power outage and our inverter’s battery died.
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Bobbin said:
OP could also consider a Linux distro? Depending on their use case.
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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!
 
PierreM777 said:
Good day.
I got a new laptop, about a year ago.
Have been updating it regularly.
It is now slow, like the old Windows 7 laptop I had.
It's very frustrating.
What to do?
Are there any alternatives?
It doesn't make sense to only be able to use a laptop for a year.
Thanks.
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I have 2012 laptop that was faster than my wife laptop. The 2012 laptop has a slower cpu and at the time 4gb ram. I simply upgraded to ssd.

Earlier this year I upgraded my wife laptop to ssd after she complain numerous times how slow it was.

That an a clean install.

I have upgraded the ram as well of my 2012 laptop.
 
If you are willing to do a bit of learning to use, Linux Mint is every bit as good as Windows 10
 
LazyLion said:
1) Add more RAM
2) Install and SSD drive
3) Upgrade to Windows 10
4) Curse the day you upgraded to Windows 10

Bob's your Uncle.....
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Alternatives to Windows 10
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