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I presently have 6 GB, more than enough.
Let's run Win10 on really really old hardware
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New #502
I have a Dell Latitude E6410 with 4GB RAM running the 32-bit/x86 Win10. The only issue I see is System shows only about 3.4GB total memory although the BIOS correctly shows both 2GB modules. It initially had 2GB with one module, wanted to add a 1GB module but didn't have any so went with the 2 x 2GB modules I had salvaged from a broken Notebook, works quite nicely. There's no restriction on having "too much" memory and I don't have much time until after I get the annual income tax reports done to investigate if Windows is using that uncounted 1/2 GB or not, probably will on Saturday if the "boss" doesn't need me.
I might, at the opportunity of a clean reinstall, go with the x64 version of Win10 since the Notebook can handle 8GB.
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New #503
32-bit x86 W10 can only address 4GB. Usually about 1GB of that address space is Hardware Reserved for access to the graphics RAM.
x64 W10 can map the video RAM above the installed RAM and needs only about 100MB as Hardware Reserved to access the graphics.
PS: I'm fond of the Dell Latitude range, well made IMHO. My oldest is an E4310, my newest an E7270 - both running x64 1909.
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New #504
I usually install x64 flavour when RAM is >=4GB. Your mileage may vary of course.
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New #505
Windows 32-bit can handle up to 3.2GB or 3.5GB the rest up to 4GB is reserved for system functions and cannot be used without tweaking (PAE patch). If I had an old system with exactly 4GB, I would first search for drivers to make sure there is a 64-bit driver for every device and download them beforehand. Then I would install 64-bit Windows. If there are only 32-bit drivers (usually a Vista era laptop), then I would install Windows 10 32-bit instead. I would also prefer 32-bit for maximum compatibility with older games (such as enabling the execution of 16-bit Windows applications and games). For modern use (when you don't care about compatibility with old applications and games) I recommend 64-bit to improve performance, provided you can find 64-bit drivers for everything (including old printers, scanners and other peripherals).
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New #507
Just installed 1909 on Eee pc 1015px (atom). 2gb ram. Running well. It has a £20 120gb ssd which helps. My “speed up” routine is:
1) Uninstall One Drive (makes a big difference)
2) Turn off transparency in personalisation.
3) Turn off almost all background apps except essentials (in settings - apps).
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New #509
Dell GX280, Cedar Mill P4, 4gb ram, multi-booting with 8.1 and Ubuntu.
Hadn't started the Windows 10 partition for 3 years, being content to continue with 8.1 on this machine. x86 Version 1511 - 10586.589 was on there and I was curious to see if it could be updated any further. I let Update do its thing yesterday and now have 1709 - 16299.1127.
Amusingly, updating 10 caused the Linux install to be deleted from the Windows boot menu - took just a couple of minutes to add it back with the easyBCD program installed on the 8.1 partition.
So, I presume 1709 is as far as this hardware can go??Last edited by Stev100; 04 Feb 2020 at 09:37.
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New #510
Did you try Windows Update again? It may prompt you to upgrade to a newer Windows 10 build. Alternatively download the tool from here and upgrade manually: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
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