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#How do i make windows 10 run good on this bad boy
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stray pagoda
it's possible but too much work and low payback
these things should either be upgraded or never updated past original version of windows
it costs 20$, so don't bother unless you wan't to get dirty with all that residue.
odd nest
no fucking shit
really???? if i use a complete shitter computer with 700mb of free ram games run bad???? 🤯
obtuse juniper
Idk what country you live in but in most countries you can find a used computer for very cheap that will be leagues better than something that old
Like almost anything you can buy will be better than a laptop from 2005
In some countries it's hard to get cheap used computers though
spring stratus
You'll need to disable all visual effects, turn off all non essential services, turn off all background tasks that don't break windows, and games will need to be ran on their absolute lowest. CTT Windows utility should help you do the brunt of the work.
It's not going to be nice but you can make it more tolerable than it is right now.
tired cedar
very very small chance that you MIGHT be able to get Win10 21H2 LTSC to work
tired cedar
You'll need to disable all visual effects, turn off all non essential services, ...
and do this
flint osprey
I think your best bet is to install stock windows 11 by creating a USB stick with Rufus, as it let's you bypass the 2gb and TPM checks, and attempt to debloat it using something like https://www.w10privacy.de/. Installing something like an LTSC version of windows or some kind of custom iso does nothing but causes issues. With the link i provided, you can prevent windows from doing some random stuff in the background that's unnecessary, delete preinstalled apps, and prevent them from being reinstalled. You also might want to consider installing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns, as it let's you see an in depth view of what starts with windows.
And of course, it goes without saying try not to bloat the system any worse than it already is.
(This only applies if you're really against using Linux)
obtuse juniper
Do you guys realize you're giving this advice for a 20 year old laptop
Best thing is to stay on windows 7 or to buy a better computer for as low as 50 bucks
Windows 10 will never run well on this kind of hardware, windows 11 even less so
flint osprey
I'm not really comfortable with recommending someone to use an OS that's been EOL since 2020
obtuse juniper
Windows 7 gets updates through October 8, 2024 according to microsoft
But for someone using a 20 year old laptop, staying up to date with the latest software security updates probably isn't quite the biggest concern
flint osprey
Truthfully, the only logical solution for them is to use a Linux distribution of their choice, but they don't want to do that
So their options here are limited.
shy elm
assuming the Chromebook doesn't have an ARM CPU you should probably try to install Windows on that instead of this laptop you're talking about here
Laptop w/ 700mb of ram is kind of a lost cause these days unless you can find a way to install more ram
assuming the ram isn't soldered to the motherboard
odd nest
assuming the Chromebook doesn't have an ARM CPU you should probably try to insta...
i thimk u misread
flint osprey
Well 16gb isnt even enough for tf2
spring stratus
It'll work for storage but the speed will be limited by whatever USB version it has.
craggy locust
I'm a fan of Windows LTSC editions
Or just Win7 with Supermium and VxKex should extend your mileage quite a bit
spice jacinth
until games slowly become more and more unusable over time :p
or flat out fall completely out of compatibility
placid kernel
or flat out fall completely out of compatibility
TF2 updating? Never! 😄
flint osprey
TF2 updating? Never! 😄
There's always the chance steam actually decides to go through with dropping win7 support
shy elm
||am I hallucinating or didn't they already do that||
obtuse juniper
It still runs
but they officially dropped support
which means at some point it will break and they won't fix it
even after that you'll probably be able to play tf2 as tf2 typically works with fairly old steam
but eventually tf2 will probably break too
vocal ginkgo
I'm just using the final Steam version to have vgui :p
