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Hi there, I recently purchased a laptop for school and got Endless OS installed. I switched Windows 10 Pro in, but it’s running slow. The machine is low-end—just bought it for school use—and has an i3-7100U processor with 4 GB RAM, planning to add more later. It’s not performing well. I’m looking into what OS to install now. My choices are Windows 7, 10 Home, and 10 Pro. Since Pro feels sluggish, should I downgrade to a lighter version like Home or 7, or stick with Pro? Thanks in advance!
It does have an HDD, and I’m considering whether to go with 10 Pro or downgrade.
The choice between Windows 10 Pro and Home offers no significant performance benefits. Changing to an SSD and adding 8GB of RAM would improve speed. If you don’t require Windows-specific programs, opting for a lightweight Linux distribution could also be beneficial.
I used the software that came with the laptop, but I also do school on a shady app that stays open in the background and doesn’t close properly. It feels really untrustworthy—it looks more like a virus than a legitimate app. Since it’s only available for Windows, I couldn’t use the Linux version that came with the laptop.
You don’t have to rely on the built-in operating system of the laptop. Many lightweight Linux distributions are available.
You might want to add wine, which changes the instructions so a Linux system can read them.