I had this in my reccomended, and while watching this video I genuinely thought that this was a video made by a RUclipsr with ten thousands of subs or something like that, and to my suprise it has only 300 views. You deserve a lot more subs and views on this, and I'm pretty sure that it's gonna blow up some time later.
It would be hard to compare them based on the hardware, and software environment available in their era. That's where we saw limitations. When I got my Vista laptop, 2GB DDR2 was common, and it didn't ruin well.
No one can beat them in their game: Windows 10: Automatic Updates Windows 8: Start-up time Windows 7: Stability Windows Vista: Beautiful theme. Windows XP: Error !! XP is godfather to be honest 🔥
yep but atleast 8.1 tries to improve it a little bit Windows 8.0 and 8.1 (without Update 3) has more bad gestures and has many missing feature that 8.1 Update 3 (the update that release in April 8, 2014) has.
overall the only bad thing about vista was bad drivers and program support but at the start it was kinda bad. I absolutely refuse to use 8 or 8.1 my main reasons: forcing tablet design and Microsoft store junk on us.
It is because Win 10 and Win 8 do hibernation instead of real shutdown....To see the real timing one should turn off hibernation completely..... And you can also see it when you restart cause both of them take way more time to restart than win 7 Edit:- That option is called Fast Startup...Its in the 'Choose what power buttons do'..... One more thing.....Hibernation reduces SSD's lifespan...So its good to turn it off.... Thanks for reading
I have been using Windows 8.1 for a long time, from the first moment of installation in 2014 I knew that this operating system is much faster than all existing versions from Microsoft and it is the best, stable and fastest OS to this day. I also didn’t forget about Windows 7, which, in my opinion, deserves the same praise, it’s just a pity that every day it is being mercilessly killed.
I had 3 old laptops: Dell XPS 15 L502X, Lenovo Z580, Macbook Pro 13 2012. All ran on HDD. I have tested Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 on these laptops and I found that Windows 8.1 was the fastest of them all. Boot time, system responsiveness, app opening time, everything was faster on Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 was such a good and fast OS and I really miss it. Infact when I got an 8th gen Intel NUC(core i3 8109U), the first thing I did was to install windows 8.1 . It did install and booted up, but I faced problem when installing intel graphics driver (Iris Plus 655 not supported on 8.1) So I had to make do with Windows 10. And for a brief time when I ran windows 8.1 on it, it was indeed faster than its original supported Windows 10. Hands down. With windows 10 I have to turn off windows animation and transparency effect to get that "fast" feeling of windows 8.1(with animations turned on). Really miss it. I don't care about feature updates and security blah blah. I use Kaspersky anyway.
@Rauf Ibrahim You may try to install Firefox 52 or install Pale Moon browser (this browser is basically modified version of Firefox 50+ with old UI). To install these browser, you have to use IE and go to i430vx.net/files/XP/RoyTam%20Browser%20Installer.exe and Run the exe, Install as normal, but you have to use number to choose, Remember to choose x86 browser so its would run. Also, I have a Nlite'd Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with full drivers on that iso, and possibly including IE8 on it too.
About the Shutdown time: Starting with Windows 8, Windows turns off your Laptop/PC Screen after it has done the most critical parts of the shutdown sequence, but is still running in the background, so for these Version you should've taken the time, once the LEDs on the Laptop stop being lit. If we would take this measurement, then Windows 7 barely beats out Windows 10 in shutdown time, but Windows 8 is still the fastest from what I could tell
Vista is tragically underrated. I've always loved Vista, it's my all-time favorite OS. Just 3 years ago i was still using Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 on my main PC (i7-870, NVIDIA GTX 680, 16GB RAM, SATA SSD) and i couldn't be happier, everything worked perfectly and the performance was great. I just had to move on to Windows 7 because more and more games i wanted to play didn't run on Vista. From my experience, 7 is just as good as Vista SP2 (performance, stability, etc.). Windows 7's only advantage over Vista is better compatibility with newer software and hardware. When someone gives Vista a chance, with proper hardware (at least a dual-core CPU and 2GB of RAM), and makes a competent and fair test of the OS (like you did), people see that Vista works just fine. Where are the crashes, BSODs and bugs people talk about so much? The people who say "Vista is bad" never even tried the OS for themselves, or tried it on a single-core CPU with 512MB of RAM.
The main problem Vista had back in the day was the poor driver compatibility, which did cause a lot of errors and crashes. They were rapidly fixed, however they couldn't fix Vista's reputation of being a crappy bug filled OS. I did use it until 2017 though, no issues.
Haha, you funny guy. If you were there, you would have known that in 2007-2008 even High-end struggled to deal with Vista. And probably the part of it were drivers but probably as one guy said "They [Microsoft, IIRC] listed... Weird... I mean good reasons of what it was fixed, but they said things like "Vista would do random crap! And this is have been fixed."" Also if you read that Windows Vista Lawsuit (E-Mail exchanges that were read out in court.) that was covered by Chris Pirillo, there message was a guy from MS that said that a 2000$ PC into a E-Mail machine! Like WTF?! You spend all of this money so could you could only run a E-Mail Program/E-Mail on a Web Browser on this thing? No... NoNoNoNoNo... No. So I don't buy that "Old Beige boxes that Ran 2000/XP well don't work with Vista" myth at all. Some people did actually spend SOOO MUCH Money so they could run that pile of Sh!te flawlessly to no avail. Example? One Bloger bought a Toshiba Satellite Notebook with a Core 2 Duo, 2 Gigs Minimum I'm sure, (Or even 4, that wasn't mentioned) bigger and better hard drive (There wasn't a good SSD disk for PCs per se back then.) and a decent GPU that could run Aero with it - He just had trouble with Vista. Several days of Tweaking, crashing, BSoDing, wrestling and just frustration all around... He returned that laptop back to the store (Cheeky guy said that those 2007 Toshiba Machine won't be driver compatible with Windows XP. I don't blame him, at least got a guarantee for his XP laptop for himself.) and bought a Toshiba Laptop that had already Windows XP Running and working properly. I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for my parents then I would be such a miserable kid that had a Strong Machine, but it could be going to waste by Vista's sucking. Thank God he wanted XP on it himself. XP was just perfect. In Every way.
@Gokul Can Actually its was because of Fast boot feature introduced in Windows 8 (and still using on 10), it would actually close all programs and partially hibernate the OS. The Fast boot can be disabled in Power Options in Control Panel.
I just realized something. Windows 2000 got 4 service packs. Windows XP got 3 service packs. Windows Vista got 2 service packs. Windows 7 got 1 service pack. Windows 8 phased out service packs. It's like every version of Windows from 2000 onwards was counting down to the discontinuation of service packs.
@Alexsandro preis dubinski While it is true that Windows 10 gets two major updates every year, they're not quite the same as service packs. Microsoft intends for Windows 10 to be the final version of Windows, with biannual updates keeping it relevant. It's a similar system to that of macOS, which gets a major update every year, each one building upon the last. Windows 10 feature updates are intended to fill the role of new releases and service packs simultaneously.
Windows 8 has 1 service pack but it's called Windows 8.1, and 8.1 Itself got a another Service Pack (Update 1) which basically an major update on April 8, 2014 (the EOS day for Windows XP) that added a titlebar to Metro (pre-UWP) Apps.
XP on SSD gonna be damn snappy. ^^ I mean the comparison in the video isn't quite fair. XP can only use half the memory because it's the 32bit version (it's limited to 4GB). It will probably have the most problems with the hardware as well. I had an XP laptop with only 512MB memory some time ago and it booted really fast because it just copied back an image of the memory from disk drive (pretty much like fast-boot in newer systems). The other versions of Windows couldn't even run on the same hardware.
I don't know if I miss any version anymore. Once I thought 95 was the coolest, then xp, then 7, failed with 8, now 10, next 11. The only thing I miss is simplicity and more disclosure on various services. Sometimes I wish I could have a stable version without weekly updates that are somehow making my hardware older and slower... 🥺
I wonder if there's a way to get the light websites back, only with up to date content. Could that be done with something like the Wayback Machine or something else?
@@LegoWormNoah101 i am now typing from a 2000's sony vaio laptop win xp sp3 with an older version of chrome. it can acces all modern websites but tbh is kinda slow with 1gb ram and an old intel cpu
Not just that, but Onedrive, and windows phone too. 8.1 had the best integration out of any OS Microsoft has released to date. I'd be willing to bet that people only hated it because the start menu was different.
Most interesting thing is that XP had such an amazing complex sound theme that even today every meme with windows sounds uses modem sounds or xp critical failure or shutdown sound. Today most of the audience uses W10, but somehow XP sounds made their way into the world of memes XD
I want my Windows XP back. I am starting to dive into Linux distros because w10 is giving me a headache for anything else that is not gaming, at this point w10 is like my videogame console and then do the actual work on Mint But I would be happy with a good distro camouflaged as Windows XP I just want my XP noises back. I miss them. And that very very blue interface.
@@Your-Senpai yeah, microsoft jumped quite a lot with aero but with the correct drivers i prefer vista over any other windows OS, 7 close by it. i just think vista looks so nice
Windows XP: Best for notes Windows Vista: Best for Almost nothing Windows 7: Best for RUclips Windows 8.1: Best for Printing Windows 10: Best for Working Windows 11: Best for Gaming
@@justsomerandompersononthei2595 Because of compiler optimizing using your particular CPU's extended instruction set? I don't get how it would be any faster otherwise.
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Might as well just pipe assembly instructions straight to the CPU.
@@justsomerandompersononthei2595 kernel is bloat, use custom kernel with anything not needed deleted for best arch and gentoo. But being serious for distros like that aren’t very useful in a speed test because there aren’t “standard” installs. Seeing how fast you can get would be fun.
I'm happy they discontinued it which means they stop giving crappy updates forcing you to install their sponsor's stupid apps not letting you uninstall them.
Yeah XP probably suffered from lack of driver optimization as well as hitting the 32 bit limit. Back in the day, with the right hardware, it could be pretty snappy (after fully booting). Software development has gone pretty far in to the 64 bit realm so XP just isn't cut out for the load anymore.
@@wilson228 Windows XP x64 is windows server 2003 underneath. The two operating systems are unrelated, the only similarity's aside from name, is the UI.
Honestly XP on anything more than a Core 2 Duo and 2GB ram, is extremely snappy and responsive. There is much less telemetry and bloat going on in the background, however performance will always also depend on the hardware, and as time goes by, OSes get harder to run. I was just surprised to see 7 lose the boot times, I was really expected vista or 8 to come last
@Dan Campbell I still remember how sad I was as a kid when my dad updated to XP and killed my ability to play Dos games. Finding hidden gems on those old abandonware sites was one of my favorite things to do as a kid.
this man has spent more than 2 days on this video as per my calculations, recording all of the scenes and yes you can see the background light its different everytime, next editing, good timing he had to work hard on it, ngl he worked hard on this and deserves much more than he has got..
@@Hi-wz7wu yes its less than the hardwork he did you cant imagine how many hours he spent in just recording and then editing he deserves much more, more subscribers too
You see a lot, Dr.Lector. But are you strong enough to point that high-powered perception at yourself? How about it? Look at yourself write down the truth. Or maybe your afraid to.
That was pretty interesting. I figured the newer OS would be the slowest considering how much more bloated they can be. I would have liked you to search for a fileor folder and see how long it takes to locate it. I'm guessing Win 10 would have won, and 8.1 comes in 2nd .... I just remember that Win 7 took forever to locate a file on the HD... so the newer OS the better the speed for that particular function.
ditto, I still use it on an "old" tablet, it boots fast, and since it's the 8.1 pro, it's stable and never had to reinstall it. I just can't get along with the silly theme and start menu redesign.
@@standupyak actually no, even if we rule out the datamining it performs, it remains an abomination! I swear to saint Celestia. even the 8.0 was almost useable, what are you even about? What kind of hardware have you tested it on? some kind of MS tablet?
First, if my English is horrible, forgive me, but XP it weighs very little, and in its time, it took a while because of the HD they had, usually of little quantity.
@@lonware Al llamarte Lucas, asumo hablás español. En inglés no se usan tantas comas, lo aprendí "por las malas" jajaja Sí, solo eso quería comentar xD
It's even worse, when you test XP, 7 and 10 on same HW, XP will be much faster in how it feels. Opening fodlers, start and such things is very slow in Win 10, you always feel delay, but in XP (and in 7 on good HW), it was instant. I have very good PC (Ryzen 3800X etc...) and Win 10 is still terribly slow on it, you wait something like 0.125-0.5s for everything, in XP it was instant, in Win 7 on good HW and with SSD, it was instant, so why is Win 10 so slow? I was on my father's computer last week (HW from 2009) and I was completely shocked from that how ridiculously fast it is compared to Win 10, I almost cried because it brings memories on "good old times." :-D
@@Pidalin Yeah, Windows 7 is stupid fast on a clean installation with an SSD. And Windows 10 is stupid slow. It may make more sense to actually install Linux rather than Windows 10, the speed differences are visible too...
@@Pidalin Agree!... The trend nowadays is that if the soft is slow, then upgrade your HW components! The PC companies are happy with it! they sell more high end products that not necessarily are resolving the problem... MS is just happy with the idea to not care about the user and his/her pocket and do whatever! Now, they request for unnecessary HW upgrades because that force all of us to assure to have an updated OS. Example: Windows 11. I do not believe that most of us will use all those new features that requires specific HW support on your daily work! :O ... and I do believe that IF there is an OS that runs Office, has a good web browser and a nice file explorer, it is enough for a lot of people to do its daily job!
Try turning off fastboot in Windows 8 and 10. Windows 7 would absolutely destroy them. That's also why when you reboot Windows 7, it actually fixed any potential error that was there in the memory state. For the long term health of your PC, you need to turn fastboot off.
@@Nighterlev Also, aside from the bad nVidia drivers, one of the biggest issues Vista had was at the time PC makers were releasing PCs with bare minimum specs for the OS. They saved money by cheaping out on RAM and HDD size. By the time Windows 7 rolled out, they realized that minimum specs were not going to cut it with the newer versions of Windows and beefed them up a little. Vista really got a bad rep due to bad 3rd party drivers and poor PC specs. It wasn't all that bad. Still love Windows 7 though. :)
@@Nighterlev yep and running 8.1 here, Sometime, Both Windows 7 and 8.1 gives me a NVIDIA driver crashes on my GTX 750 Ti, and a older (formerly used) Geforce 210 that originally came with OEM.
Windows 10 "fakes" the boot time cause even if it shows the desktop faster the system is still not that responsive (especially if you're running it from an hard drive) compared to 7 and 8.1 where it takes longer but when it shows the desktop it may be ready to use edit: maybe fake wasn't the best word here but you all got the idea of how W10 tries to make the user think it boots quicker than previous Windows, because even if it shows the desktop faster it takes longer from the system to reach an idle state and it is mostly noticeable when using an hdd (it may happens with an ssd too but due to the read speeds it may be not perceptible and doesn't impact the user experience) This comment was based only on my empirical experience but I can assure you it is easily reproducible for you all if you have the time and willingness to do so in your own system
WTf would you be running any version of windows from spinning rust? It's late 2020, If you cannot afford a damn 500GB let alone 1TB mid ranged ssd ( let alone a good samsung 860 evo), you cannot afford a PC...period and NO Im' not saying your PC has to cost freaking 700+ bucks for it to be worth a damn, but come on. AS cheap as ssd's are these days, there is no more any excuse.not to be running your OS from it.
@@motoryzen is not about being able to afford it, but most non-techie people aren't even aware of SSDs they just bought a cheap laptop and use as is that's from where I heard the most complaints about "I bought a new laptop but is slow can you fix it please" only to find a Celeron N4000 laptop using an 1TB 5400rpm hard drive being killed by Windows 10
@@motoryzen also from my experience Windows 7 is pretty usable with a spinner, just not ideal and yes, once you're used to an SSD quickness there's no turning back
@@amnottabs "I bought a new laptop but is slow can you fix it please" only to find a Celeron N4000 laptop using an 1TB 5400rpm hard drive being killed by Windows 10" Yeah...I've been on the vendor/support side of that discussion a few times also hehe. My eldest customer is 82 this year and I tried to tell her before she went shopping for another windows PC To let me go with her so I can easily show her what to look for. But she bought the cheapest pos available at walmart at the time which was a really shitty lowest end amd apu inside an AIO HP costing barely 300 bucks..and of course ...had 10 home in it. ( facepalm). I even upgraded her windows installed shitty 5400 rpm hdd to a decent ssd and STILL ..lags when it comes to just typing text on wordperfect, ms word, and librewriter. Yeah...there are some situations where a ssd won't resolve all the speed problems.
Yeah! I didn't /love/ it, I don't really have nostalgia for any OS, but I do recall vista being on my first laptop and not having any problems with it. I had problems with the laptop, but that's because I was trying to play roblox with a pentium, not because of vista
If ur using windows 8 or 10 then buy ssd otherwise not needed, Windows 8 and 10 have too many issues of hardisk running at 100% or the processor. If u don't wanna invest time fixing those then buy hdd otherwise ssd is good on both these new os. Windows xp and windows 7 didn't had those issues hardisk works fine on those :)
The video is very interesting & useful, thanks for sharing. In my experience, Win 8.1 is much stable than Win 10, but the appearance doesn't look friendly...XD Win 7 is still popular now, & Win XP not support many hardware driver...
@@lummber4538 i5 2th gen made in 2011 (google it), its an old CPU, but even if that laptop made in 2015, it is still outdated to run w10 in 2020, because w10 is getting updates 2 times a year. so it will be slower then the newest laptop.
ok but look for ram disc and graphic card is old but good and on the new computer is not be more beter because a windows 10 is slow computer with his stupid aplications
@@Enjoy33r the CPU is the most important part in the computer, it is the responsible of the laptop speed and performance in the basic tasks not graphic card or ram. and in this laptop, the CPU is outdated, the RAM speed is slow as well, so this is a bad computer not good enough to run windows 10 fast. try using a new computer with 8th gen CPU or more with 8gb of ram at 2666mhz speed or more and compare it with this old laptop.
If you have an older laptop use windows 8.1 embedded industry pro. Since it's designed to run on embedded applications (e.g. atm machines) it comes with nearly zero bloatware and telemetry. Plus it's optimized to run on low-end hardware. If you have a ssd this thing rocks (it usually skips startup and shutdown screens) if you don't have a ssd don't worry it's also optimized for slow hdds unlike windows 10 edit: don't forget to install openshell on it
I think windows 8 is bad because the style is prioritized for touchscreen and kinda make's me really uncomfortable. while windows 7 have a really good style that fit with a real computer. windows xp is really are cool but it no longer support anything so I upgrade it to 7 im sorry :(
I agree with your opinion on windows 7, I only upgraded to Windows 10 because security update support for Windows 7 ended and my old computer was on the verge of becoming obsolete anyway.
@@kakyoindonut3213 I agree because 8 was extremely slow and terrible on my old laptop meanwhile windows 7 is super smooth and good on even the crappiest of computers such as the school computers.
@@2verysnowyyy yeah I remember not knowing anything about computer and I though windows 8 was windows 10, not only does the performance sucks, but the display is also sucks, imagine having a start button full screen, and literally nothing useful there except setting, my mom choose the wrong computer
Win7 doesn't start booting fast until it's had a couple weeks to run walign and sort out it's disk/memory footprint. Win7 is probably the most close to a bare-metal OS, and leaves the "dll hell" problems of previous Windows versions behind. Win10 spends so many resources spying on you and reporting back to the mothership that it's performance lags behind in situations where 8.1 and 7 did great.
Windows 8 is ugly, hurts the eyes, looks like a smartphone OS, it is a massive downgrade UI wise in relation to 7. That's where the hate comes from. It's the classic "if ain't broke, don't fix it".
in my experience i have to reinstall windows 10 like every 3 months or so on my ryzen rig with 16gb of ddr4 ram and 512gb ssd due to update fucking things up while my moms older rig with win 8.1 never needed a reinstall in 3 years and everything is smooth
That's wacko. Updates never ever screw up Windows 10 for me. Update never cause issues for me. I only reinstall Windows 10 every 3 to 5 months because google or microsoft just randomly goes something is wrong and we can't sign you in. So it's like what random crap is doing this? So I reinstall Windows 10 to get rid of whatever.
If you had an apu or an secondary graphics card you could consider switching to linux with a gpu paathrough vm I know the requirements are prettyn specific but it can actually work some ordinary gamer did a great viedeo on how to do it.
What kind of work load? I think most of the complaints were because the systems that shipped with it were underpowered. 2GB DDR2 RAM was common in that era, and Vista needed more.
@@qua7771 from a Linus Tech Tip’s video he had a workstation with 4gb of ram with a bunch (a hell ton) of applications running for 3 months and never crashed
@@someguywithmtndew5691 I'm just thinking about the complaints of various Windows operating systems. I had issues with Vista being sluggish. I never had an issue with Win7. I'm using an Alienware Aurora R7 now, liquid cooled, with 64GB ram, Samsung SSD's, nVidia GTX 1090, and it's crashing apps about every 3 days before it needs a restart with Win10. I'm hoping things work out better with Win11. I'm really hard on a computer though.
@@qua7771 GTX 1090 lol, also do not upgrade to Windows 11 they removed a lot of features (especially removing Task Manager from taskbar). But yeah, the ironic part is that i gotten BSOD with 7 and 10 but never any with Vista. And it logons to desktop very fast, faster than 7.
Newer versions don't use HDD optimizations like superfetch and scheduling I/O to minimize seek time of the magnetic head. Older versions do and would suffer in the other direction because they assume internal disks are HDDs and would waste time on those tricks. There's no right answer on which you should use, you need to test both for fair results.
Why I see this when I'm thinking to upgrade my current windows 8.1 to windows 10? Reason for upgrade just because windows 8.1 is not supported by January 2023 and wish to grab the opportunity still can free upgrade to Windows 10. Actually I like windows 8.1 very much.
Windows 10 and Vista are good If you have the hardware to run it (Quad core cpu, 8 GB ram and SSD for Windows 10) (Dual core cpu, 2 GB ram and HDD for Windows Vista)
@Cyba IT Maybe 3 GB bc at that time 4 GB was pretty much expensive and mostly on high end laptops and programs at that time arent as ram intensive as it is today
@@Cyba_IT yes. Same with 7. Here is my recommendations for ram for windows versions: windows xp 32bit- 2-3(32 bit limited you to 3.5 gb) gb, xp 64 bit 4gb ram, vista 4-6 gb, windows 7 6-8 gb, windows 8.1 8-12 gb, windows 10 8-16gb but 16gb at least for gaming on windows 10. Microsoft's minimums were very weak.
That's a waste of power for Microsoft selling every personal file. It is better to run Windows 7 instead of trying to get an overkill PC just for Windows 10 to fill all processing power
Something to bear in mind: the actual laptops were released in 2011. Windows 8.1 was the OS released closest to this date, whilst XP was the furthest. The specs are ideal for 8.1 as they were released around the same time. Windows 10 will have higher requirements as it's newer, so will run slower on the older specs. Vista and 7 ran okay because the PC specs were higher than recommended, allowing for good performance, and modern programs were designed for computers running high-requirement OS's. XP being the worst - maybe it doesn't like the newer hardware, and modern websites have more to load than the ones you'd visit on XP at the time.
I always preferrd Vista over 7. For me it was smoother it opened up programs really fast compared to 7, but only the 32 bit version. The 64 bit was sluggish and after some updates it had a memory leak bug and I couldn't use it so I switched to 7 in 2012. Windows 10 is the worst performer it is pain in the ass to use with hard drive and 4 gigs of RAM with active antivirus and updates on you wish you would die if you had to use it at least I did at my workplace I cried for a SSD and 8 gigs of RAM.
In my opinion, Windows XP had the best nostalgic features that newer versions of Windows never had. For example, screensavers and wallpapers which are unique to Windows XP.
I loved Windows 98, even more Me, and then XP was the best…. After that all versions are kind of just a tool to get the work done… I thoroughly enjoyed those days of excitement…
Windows 10 as well with a fresh install and set to its default configuration.But debloated (make sure you're careful with debloating tools as they may cause problems rather than solving them) and less of a memory and cpu hog.
Fun fact: I used to count how many times the 3-dot thingy goes from left to right inside the loading bar of Windows XP booting screen in order to know how healthy my PC is.
@@MrSiloterio open your pc Remove ram Clean ram with eraser or alcohol Use blow air machine to clean dust on motherboard Clean cpu sink by removing it and washing it It will definitely help your pc Loading bars may drop upto 10
Windows 7 is better or Windows 8.1 cause I'm going to upgrade my PC from windows 7 ultimate to windows 8.1 what should I do. PC specifications: 2gb ram, pentinium 3, 64-bit operating system, windows 7 ultimate. 🤔🤔🤔
this is so true man, we've used win 7 for 10+ years but last month we had to format the computer so we brought it to a store and they said that they no longer install win 7:( so yeah we got the windows 10 and it fucking suck
@@johnleonard905 Then make plans to migrate to Linux Mint 20 cinnamon. It is legit the easiest transition away from Windows 1. The panel ( what WIndows users would call the taskbar) works 95% the same as a Windows taskbar 2. The cinnamon menu ( same thing overall as Start Search in windows 7) works 99% the same as a windows 7 stock start and search ( same keyboard hot key...win logo button aka super key aka start button) 3. Windows 10 snapping ( in both keyboard hotkeys AND precise OOTB behavior) works EXACTLY the same in Mint 20 cinnamon...same buttons..same effective consistent windows snapping ( calling tiling in Linux) The only real hurdles is just understanding some fundamental differences in how Windows works versus how Linux works and where things are. Just do baby steps, sincerely.no insult meant, in learning how to use it. Grab a spare usb thumb drive, use windows version of unnetbootin ( after downloading mint cinnamon from the official linux mint website. I recommend evowise server when you get to that last page/selection, they are often the fastest) to prep that thumb drive into an installation drive. Then you can boot into it ( regular top select should work just fine) and now..you're able to basically test drive it. If you're concerned about anything messing up, just ensure that PC is completely powered off, and disconnect all drives except that thumb drive, then power it back up and you can do play around to your heart's content without risking anything about your Windows-only drives ( worst case you may have to spam whatever fkey or delete key to reach your setup/bios/uefi screen to select the 1st booting device first) I've been migrated 100% to Linux mint 20 cinnamon since late July and never been happier...ALL of my windows titles as well as everything else works flawlessly ( except warcraft III 2 disc original retail Battle Chest set. may have to do a VM on that one..not sure yet) Witcher games, Crysis games, Trine Games. you name it. I don't do online pvp with the exception of CS:GO which works flawlessly in Steam ( that's the native linux steam version too btw with the windows steam downloaded/purchased copy just like Doom 2016 and every other game within Steam) For the rest...either it's a linux native title, or it runs using Wine which I use Lutris to manage how they were either installed or run. If you need any help getting going let me know. I'm also on the Linux Mint forums site. It's reasonably friendly and helpful there. == Just remember for your own sanity please DO NOT install any Linux distro into the same storage drive that Windows is already installed into. It can create more risks and headaches than it is worth dealing with...an almost endless rabbit hole of bs troubleshooting options to research and pray upon which one finally working to be able to boot one or both os worlds again. Windows mbr and Linux Grub never have and never will place nicely together. And I've seen plenty of times where windows updates will literally corrupt grub after it's taken over the booting process...bricking one's abillity to boot into either. Keep it separate when booting into one or the other, and you'll be able to learn at your own pace comfortably and more often..more successfully and THAT will be the mental fuel that allows you to finally leave Windows forever. Cons of Linux versus Windows= 1. It takes some work learning and understanding how to get things the way you want them to be since OOTB they are not the same....Again..I recommend starting with Mint 20 cinnamon. It's about remember to be patient with yourself. Remember, you didn't learn to use any computer operating system overnight. It took days and probably many weeks, right? Be honest with yourself. But the very basic stuff works the same left click-= activating or launching or doing something. Right click opens a menu. Double left clicking same as left click depending on the individual item. Chrome browser, Chromium Browser, Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice stuff, TeamViewer, OBS Studio, VLC media player, handbrake, makemkv, Virtual Box, even the File Managers ( caja native to Xfce desktop, nemo native to cinnamon) work basically 95% the same as Windows file manager, to a reasonable extent -when you encounter a temporary dead end or delay getting something working..just take your break from Linux as needed, power off the machine, disconnect any linux-involved drives, reconnect all your windows drives, power it back on. reach the setup/bios/uefi screen, select that windows-installed drive as the 1st boot device, and f10 and save to exit and boot . you're back in windows. No big deal. It takes time and practice, but it will be worth it. 2. Yes there is always the chance that a particular program that just works in Windows temp doesn't work for whatever reason or never will ( auto cad. Adobe content creation software. Microsoft Flight Simulator. Corel Word Perfect depending on the version) Pros? 1. No more product key bs - Microsoft ( unless you paid the 200 bucks for a RETAIL copy) limited your quantity of reinstalls into the same PC. Try installing it into a PC with different mobo, cpu and sometimes even different ram and it will prompt for a different/new product key as an antipiracy/antitheft software bs deal. Where as in Linux, you can install the same copy on as many storage drives/PC's as you wish. It's open source..basically drm-free. no pirating needed 2. ..Free of monetary cost ( donating is always optional). since no product keys to buy as license agreements, no cost to get started. Yes you have the option for some distros to buy a 7.00 pre -prepped usb drive that is ready to just plug in and boot into Linux, but you can easily do that yourself 3. Overall more secure/safer to use. 95% of all digital infections ( viruses, malware, adware, etc) are written as executables. Linux OOTB doesn't run executables unless YOU tell it to. Think of it like this. Linux Mint as well as other Linus operating systems are set OOTB as nothing but black list and you have to add white listed stuff to run ( as far as Windows-native stuff goes), but it's not hard. If you need any help getting going let me know. I'm also on the Linux Mint forums site. It's reasonably friendly and helpful there. Remember keep it separate ( with the only reasonable exception I can think of being a storage drive formatted already as exFat. that type is basically plug and play across Linux AND windows. I've never had a problem there), keep your data, and keep your sanity. Cheers.
@Invalid Damn..yeah..I actually believe in being helpful and thorough instead of lazy. Image that in 2020. -_- Instead of whining about it and CHOOSING To read it...remember no one forced you to read it and it wasn't directed to you anyways if it's a problem Anyone can just type " hey...just go to linux..problem solved" and it's an almost meaningless statement in the eyes of " i'm afraid of change-windows users..." especially the baby boomer generation. Some respect and appreciate that it takes effort and real information to not necessarily convince others to give such a change a chance, but to empower them with door-entry facts as a means of real encouragement for them to try to enter that door...that new world..even if it's just for a minute at a time until they adapt to it. You don't go straight to the amazon jungle or fucking mount everest if you've never camped out anywhere in your life....ever before do you? Get real. baby steps man... Baby Steps with some sense.
@@devangmaheshwari3902 that's why I am using windows 8.1 for years, though I am upgrading to 10 sometimes because of compatibility issues in Adobe Softwares, I always love to go back to win 8.1, less bloatwares, faster boot up and shut down, uh it feels good, i hope applications won't end supporting 8.1, it's the best os for me. In win 10, I always receive a lot of problems like my second monitor not powering up, bloatwares causing lag to my games, especially when I am editing videos and coding large files.
I keep telling everyone Windows 8.1 may have a bad start screen (which can be replaced by just installing a single App like Classic Shell) but everything else about it is great. It has the most consistent looking UI and more contrast on the buttons and to my eyes looks the cleanest since gray old 9x (while Vista is beautiful eye candy but has horribly fragmented UI styling). And by the way as I had the exact same Thinkpad, it runs bad on Windows 7 don't know why but I had the same issue it runs 8 much much better.
2nd gen Intel chips are not technically compatible with Windows 10! The Intel HD 3000 drivers that get installed, are basic edited Windows 8 drivers that are essentially compatibility drivers just to get the screen working and not for performance - and even then, this basic driver is only updated for very early Windows 10 versions.
I have a PC (still using since 2012) and it's has 2nd gen Intel CPU, i5-2400. However I use GTX 750Ti as default instead of Intel HD 2000, which has the same fate as HD 3000. My pc is still compatible with 10 through it might be slow to run due to HDD and dated CPU.
8.1 was my favorite.If not for driver incompatibility with new hardwares, i probably wouldn't have switched to 10 as of yet.. pretty fast on hdds too.. while I had to purchase an ssd for 10 cuz of it's boot time and all.. Pretty good video.. thanks :) btw, 2 or more test runs would've been more accurate ig.. cuz some app loading time depended on cache/superfetch, ig..
I had this in my reccomended, and while watching this video I genuinely thought that this was a video made by a RUclipsr with ten thousands of subs or something like that, and to my suprise it has only 300 views. You deserve a lot more subs and views on this, and I'm pretty sure that it's gonna blow up some time later.
Thank you! That comment really made my day.
I just want to say, I'm here before it blows up
edit: it happened
@@TrigrZolt i completely agree with them! This video is amazing! Keep up the good work!
@@TrigrZolt Why Windows XP,Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 is Here. You Forget Windows 8 and Windows Longhorn.
Same
Windows 8.1 was actually a really good version. It was fast, secure and less bloated. Never had issues with it whatsoever!
@@windowsrocks3300 crack it
i like start screen sometimes lol
@@Michiganian I never did. I didn't see much use for it since I didn't have a touchscreen device at the time and that's what it was more suitable for
@@Ograws i just installed classic shell lol
@@Michiganian I did too
Yo this dude's 5 hands really come in handy...
Ikr
He net one more for the camara
Yeah
Hey!
10 actually. Don't forget the mice
windows 7 still my favourite because of childhood memories
X2
Same here
Same tho
My school had Windows Vista until 2019
I have windows 10 also but my favoriate is windows 7
Windows 8.1 was one of the fastest. Start Screen is just an excuse to say mean things.
Windows xp, you'll always have a space in my heart :c
The best soft ever.
Best OS
in argentina is in use now
in mine too
@Fat Dud windows xp is my childhood
Thank you for spend you time on making this video. It's very useful information on the internet ❤
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It would be hard to compare them based on the hardware, and software environment available in their era.
That's where we saw limitations. When I got my Vista laptop, 2GB DDR2 was common, and it didn't ruin well.
I had a Dell Inspiron 1525, it ran well after SP2 released.
Woah this man is using 5 hands...
*He is a Legend*
Lol it a edit
Woah yeah and it even floats
@@itstelis6855 r/whoosh
Copied (I wrote that comment) , but I’ll allow that , since the comment is slightly copied.
@@Armanii2795 Oh Sorry i didn't see that comment.
Ironic the most underrated and totally failure Windows 8 is the more faster
Windows 8 - I disliked
Windows 8.1 - I was ambivalent
Windows 8.1 Update 1 - I liked
Windows 7 - I frikin love.
Ikr
He used 8.1 not 8 windows 8.1 is truly the best
Win 8 is shit...
1:48 i legit thought you placed the computers side by side. unless you are a ghost dude.
It took me 5 minutes to realise...
@@RealistikDash yes...
Yep, good dang job.
No one can beat them in their game:
Windows 10: Automatic Updates
Windows 8: Start-up time
Windows 7: Stability
Windows Vista: Beautiful theme.
Windows XP: Error !!
XP is godfather to be honest 🔥
the error sound xp has is goated and legendary
I swear it took me 30 seconds to realize he didnt have 5 of the same laptop.
It took me 18 mins
Wait what? I thought he had 5 of them until I read this comment.
They are all the same laptops. Look carefully. What you see is an optical illusion.
@@WhatTruthIs is not a optical illusion, he just have 5 diferent videos in 1, is the same laptop with 5 diferent windows on it.
It took in the comment section
I like how everyone’s least favourite, 8.1 actually won in most aspects. Shows how the OS itself is good but the start menu and gestures ruined it.
yep but atleast 8.1 tries to improve it a little bit
Windows 8.0 and 8.1 (without Update 3) has more bad gestures and has many missing feature that 8.1 Update 3 (the update that release in April 8, 2014) has.
I recently upgraded to win 8.1 64bit. The boot speed is faster than win 7 32bit 😁😁😁😁
@@babitayadav1975 Yeah, 64-Bit is way faster than 32-Bit.
8.1 is my favorite
It's a great OS if you use it in a tablet
Windows 10: I'm the fastest system ever
Windows 8: Hold my beer
4:15
z yes easy
*Hold my rap god sonic speed*
@@groovy111 cool speeed!
Funny
Windows vista is my childhood.
Man, where did he get all these floating hands from?! He's amazing! How does he even control them all at once
hahaha 😂
@@paulofernando7858 don't get the joke?
@@paulofernando7858r/woooosh
Paulo torres made a whoosh
@dustboxednorth I dont get invited to parties though. Oh shit, I never thought I'd fall to a woooosh
The most underrated systems are the fastest ones: Vista and 8.1 XD
Always know this :)
Vista shit
overall the only bad thing about vista was bad drivers and program support but at the start it was kinda bad. I absolutely refuse to use 8 or 8.1 my main reasons: forcing tablet design and Microsoft store junk on us.
@@TrippSanders Yeah use 7 it is amazing !
@@TrippSanders vista wasbad becuase it is to advance when win 7 came vista is the same speed as win7
Windows 8 just blacks the screen after clicking on Shut Down. Check the power light, it turned off on 8:18.
Win10's power light goes off at 8:24 actually.
@@BLOoMIND Thanks, I noticed it now.
It is because Win 10 and Win 8 do hibernation instead of real shutdown....To see the real timing one should turn off hibernation completely.....
And you can also see it when you restart cause both of them take way more time to restart than win 7
Edit:- That option is called Fast Startup...Its in the 'Choose what power buttons do'.....
One more thing.....Hibernation reduces SSD's lifespan...So its good to turn it off....
Thanks for reading
This is. Before doing this test, quick start should be disabled.
Yes
I have been using Windows 8.1 for a long time, from the first moment of installation in 2014 I knew that this operating system is much faster than all existing versions from Microsoft and it is the best, stable and fastest OS to this day.
I also didn’t forget about Windows 7, which, in my opinion, deserves the same praise, it’s just a pity that every day it is being mercilessly killed.
I had 8.1 with 2 GB ram 27gb storage and it lasted 6 years even tho I messed up files and some stuff didn't work lol
@@elysiaeater use system restore
@@KU-jh1dw I cant, laptop burnt down
I had 3 old laptops: Dell XPS 15 L502X, Lenovo Z580, Macbook Pro 13 2012. All ran on HDD. I have tested Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 on these laptops and I found that Windows 8.1 was the fastest of them all. Boot time, system responsiveness, app opening time, everything was faster on Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 was such a good and fast OS and I really miss it. Infact when I got an 8th gen Intel NUC(core i3 8109U), the first thing I did was to install windows 8.1 . It did install and booted up, but I faced problem when installing intel graphics driver (Iris Plus 655 not supported on 8.1) So I had to make do with Windows 10. And for a brief time when I ran windows 8.1 on it, it was indeed faster than its original supported Windows 10. Hands down. With windows 10 I have to turn off windows animation and transparency effect to get that "fast" feeling of windows 8.1(with animations turned on). Really miss it. I don't care about feature updates and security blah blah. I use Kaspersky anyway.
@@Roberto-nj5yr o
Why didn't you tell me you had 5 arms?
shhhh... we don't talk about my secrets.
TrigrZolt Oh well...
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Khaled Mosleh Do you have a stroke?
@@Armanii2795 i think yea
No one
Me : Using Windows XP now with full efforts 😂
me too. i have an old sony vaio laptop win xp sp3. it's kinda cool to be able to acces all theese modern websites with such an old machine
@Rauf Ibrahim You may try to install Firefox 52 or install Pale Moon browser (this browser is basically modified version of Firefox 50+ with old UI).
To install these browser, you have to use IE and go to i430vx.net/files/XP/RoyTam%20Browser%20Installer.exe and Run the exe, Install as normal, but you have to use number to choose, Remember to choose x86 browser so its would run.
Also, I have a Nlite'd Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with full drivers on that iso, and possibly including IE8 on it too.
which browser do you use?
@Rauf Ibrahim how do u access modern websites?
@Rauf Ibrahim oh ok
About the Shutdown time:
Starting with Windows 8, Windows turns off your Laptop/PC Screen after it has done the most critical parts of the shutdown sequence, but is still running in the background, so for these Version you should've taken the time, once the LEDs on the Laptop stop being lit.
If we would take this measurement, then Windows 7 barely beats out Windows 10 in shutdown time, but Windows 8 is still the fastest from what I could tell
i also thought of that too but he replied and said "it's what the average Joe would do"
I remember my laptop's light being lit for a looooong time in 8 and 8.1
Yup, Windows 10 does too, Windows 10 take a lot of time to shut down even to sleep. Windows 7 won the last test and windows Vista 2nd.
@@arorei Your laptop was so garbage then since Windows 8.1 is the fastest version of Windows
@@Leandruhh I won't deny that. It stopped being a problem on Windows 10 though
Vista is tragically underrated. I've always loved Vista, it's my all-time favorite OS. Just 3 years ago i was still using Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 on my main PC (i7-870, NVIDIA GTX 680, 16GB RAM, SATA SSD) and i couldn't be happier, everything worked perfectly and the performance was great. I just had to move on to Windows 7 because more and more games i wanted to play didn't run on Vista. From my experience, 7 is just as good as Vista SP2 (performance, stability, etc.). Windows 7's only advantage over Vista is better compatibility with newer software and hardware.
When someone gives Vista a chance, with proper hardware (at least a dual-core CPU and 2GB of RAM), and makes a competent and fair test of the OS (like you did), people see that Vista works just fine. Where are the crashes, BSODs and bugs people talk about so much? The people who say "Vista is bad" never even tried the OS for themselves, or tried it on a single-core CPU with 512MB of RAM.
You might have to update to 10 now cuz even when you upgrade to 8.1 its still outdated
The main problem Vista had back in the day was the poor driver compatibility, which did cause a lot of errors and crashes. They were rapidly fixed, however they couldn't fix Vista's reputation of being a crappy bug filled OS. I did use it until 2017 though, no issues.
Haha, you funny guy. If you were there, you would have known that in 2007-2008 even High-end struggled to deal with Vista. And probably the part of it were drivers but probably as one guy said "They [Microsoft, IIRC] listed... Weird... I mean good reasons of what it was fixed, but they said things like "Vista would do random crap! And this is have been fixed.""
Also if you read that Windows Vista Lawsuit (E-Mail exchanges that were read out in court.) that was covered by Chris Pirillo, there message was a guy from MS that said that a 2000$ PC into a E-Mail machine! Like WTF?! You spend all of this money so could you could only run a E-Mail Program/E-Mail on a Web Browser on this thing? No... NoNoNoNoNo... No.
So I don't buy that "Old Beige boxes that Ran 2000/XP well don't work with Vista" myth at all. Some people did actually spend SOOO MUCH Money so they could run that pile of Sh!te flawlessly to no avail. Example? One Bloger bought a Toshiba Satellite Notebook with a Core 2 Duo, 2 Gigs Minimum I'm sure, (Or even 4, that wasn't mentioned) bigger and better hard drive (There wasn't a good SSD disk for PCs per se back then.) and a decent GPU that could run Aero with it - He just had trouble with Vista. Several days of Tweaking, crashing, BSoDing, wrestling and just frustration all around... He returned that laptop back to the store (Cheeky guy said that those 2007 Toshiba Machine won't be driver compatible with Windows XP. I don't blame him, at least got a guarantee for his XP laptop for himself.) and bought a Toshiba Laptop that had already Windows XP Running and working properly.
I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for my parents then I would be such a miserable kid that had a Strong Machine, but it could be going to waste by Vista's sucking. Thank God he wanted XP on it himself. XP was just perfect. In Every way.
Shutdown: Windows 8+ is making the display black so it seems faster. Look at the Power/HDD LED for actual times.
Windows 10 did the same.
Very true
@Gokul Can Actually its was because of Fast boot feature introduced in Windows 8 (and still using on 10), it would actually close all programs and partially hibernate the OS. The Fast boot can be disabled in Power Options in Control Panel.
I just realized something.
Windows 2000 got 4 service packs.
Windows XP got 3 service packs.
Windows Vista got 2 service packs.
Windows 7 got 1 service pack.
Windows 8 phased out service packs.
It's like every version of Windows from 2000 onwards was counting down to the discontinuation of service packs.
@Alexsandro preis dubinski While it is true that Windows 10 gets two major updates every year, they're not quite the same as service packs.
Microsoft intends for Windows 10 to be the final version of Windows, with biannual updates keeping it relevant. It's a similar system to that of macOS, which gets a major update every year, each one building upon the last.
Windows 10 feature updates are intended to fill the role of new releases and service packs simultaneously.
@Alexsandro preis dubinski lol, indeed
Windows 8 has 1 service pack but it's called Windows 8.1, and 8.1 Itself got a another Service Pack (Update 1) which basically an major update on April 8, 2014 (the EOS day for Windows XP) that added a titlebar to Metro (pre-UWP) Apps.
Windows NT 4.0 got 5 service packs.
@Senpai Darken It actually got 6, which is why I didn't include it.
I remember windows XP and vista... childhood memories
Vista? Really...?
@@Jakkilip There are very young people on RUclips that'll make you feel old, welcome to the club lol
@@Othman1992on I mean vista was very bad windows
@@Jakkilip Oh now I see what you mean lmao 🤣
Hello
R. I. P Windows 7 bc too many lags
Windows 8 : i won lol
Windows XP, 7, Vista, 10 : *dame da ne*
no.
well no, but actually yes
"Billchan..." - Majima
wonder how different the story will be when moving to ssd
XP on SSD gonna be damn snappy. ^^ I mean the comparison in the video isn't quite fair. XP can only use half the memory because it's the 32bit version (it's limited to 4GB). It will probably have the most problems with the hardware as well. I had an XP laptop with only 512MB memory some time ago and it booted really fast because it just copied back an image of the memory from disk drive (pretty much like fast-boot in newer systems). The other versions of Windows couldn't even run on the same hardware.
Good point windows 10 would probably be decent wait till July 29th for windows 11 then try
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@@TheJackiMonster only 3 gb
@You're Not That Guy no lol עם ישראל חי
I don't know if I miss any version anymore. Once I thought 95 was the coolest, then xp, then 7, failed with 8, now 10, next 11. The only thing I miss is simplicity and more disclosure on various services. Sometimes I wish I could have a stable version without weekly updates that are somehow making my hardware older and slower... 🥺
There was something so special about windows 7
Windows 11 is gonna suck, if your pc supports it :/
@Eshaan Chaliha_12 sus
windows 8.1 is the best for HDD computers its an improved windows 7.
@@MaYeRsNoLife Win 8 UX is so meh. They failed to predict that tablet isn't going to be a thing
windows 11 is the best using it and stable
Tbf when Windows XP came out, all of this software and websites were lighter, so for the time it was very optimized.
I wonder if there's a way to get the light websites back, only with up to date content. Could that be done with something like the Wayback Machine or something else?
But at the time most people were using dial-up connection which was slow as hell so it cancels the lack of optimization.
@@LegoWormNoah101 i am now typing from a 2000's sony vaio laptop win xp sp3 with an older version of chrome. it can acces all modern websites but tbh is kinda slow with 1gb ram and an old intel cpu
when xp is get relarsed there is be a computer with 10 gb on the disc and 1 gm ram on disc XD so a windows xp is be good on a old computers
@@Enjoy33r that's tru and is the reason why I won't try to install win 7 or 10 on my machine. That thang only has 80gb hdd and 1gig ram
>Windows XP 32 bit edition
>8 GB RAM installed
Bruh
Jokes aside great video!
impossible...
32bit only support 4GB RAM
3.5 GB is maximum for 32 bit xp
@@VoldoronGaming hey my PC 32x support for 4GB ram
@@VoldoronGaming ooh xp i think windows 10👍
8.1 was so underrated. it integrated really well with Xbox 360 and was really fast. Full screen apps on desktop killed it though
Not just that, but Onedrive, and windows phone too. 8.1 had the best integration out of any OS Microsoft has released to date. I'd be willing to bet that people only hated it because the start menu was different.
@@anthonyscola6409 I think most of the hate was inherited from Windows 8.
@@anthonyscola6409 im a w8.1 and i agree that i dont like the start page/menu too
i organized all my apps and make it group very easily in window 8.1 i love it ;)
@@anthonyscola6409 I think Microsoft should update more features in window 8.1 and make it more fast :)
Good and interesting speed test!
Yes, No one ever thought windows 8 was a single bit good...
And I am still using windows 8.1
Dont upgrade to win10, never. My i3-2120 took 4 seconds to boot while my Skylake tooks 26 seconds.
@@cheedam8738 My father already did upgrade to windows 10, but I am thinking of downgrading it
@@cheedam8738 what if new windows released
@@yuhrzz New Windows can be easily downloaded through Microsoft's website.
I used to have 8.1 on my laptop then I upgraded it to 10. Windows 10 has definitely slowed down my laptop.
Most interesting thing is that XP had such an amazing complex sound theme that even today every meme with windows sounds uses modem sounds or xp critical failure or shutdown sound. Today most of the audience uses W10, but somehow XP sounds made their way into the world of memes XD
I want my Windows XP back.
I am starting to dive into Linux distros because w10 is giving me a headache for anything else that is not gaming, at this point w10 is like my videogame console and then do the actual work on Mint
But I would be happy with a good distro camouflaged as Windows XP
I just want my XP noises back. I miss them. And that very very blue interface.
@@evep6886 You know you can customize the Windows System Sounds, and get programs to change the start menu.
Everyone seeing windows vista got the best benchmark result: Wait that's illegal.
nah its not illegal
- a guy that really likes windows vista for some reason
@@reisenImperishableNight windows vista is my favorite os too
Ok
No one ever said that Vista was slow. Vista was lagging. God it was lagging so hard.. But it wasn't slow.
@@Your-Senpai yeah, microsoft jumped quite a lot with aero but with the correct drivers i prefer vista over any other windows OS, 7 close by it. i just think vista looks so nice
Windows XP: Best for notes
Windows Vista: Best for Almost nothing
Windows 7: Best for RUclips
Windows 8.1: Best for Printing
Windows 10: Best for Working
Windows 11: Best for Gaming
I'd like to see the same, but using Linux. The most popular Linux distributions.
*i u s e a r c h b t w a n d i t i s s p e e d*
Gentoo would be faster, though.
raspbian lol
@@justsomerandompersononthei2595 Because of compiler optimizing using your particular CPU's extended instruction set? I don't get how it would be any faster otherwise.
Might as well just pipe assembly instructions straight to the CPU.
@@justsomerandompersononthei2595 kernel is bloat, use custom kernel with anything not needed deleted for best arch and gentoo. But being serious for distros like that aren’t very useful in a speed test because there aren’t “standard” installs. Seeing how fast you can get would be fun.
hey where windows 8
R.I.P Windows 8 2012-2012
It's more 2012-2016 ... Microsoft discontinued Windows 8 on January 12, 2016.
Yeah they killed win8 before win7
I think he needs to use windows 8.1. But 8.1 belongs to windows 8
I'm happy they discontinued it which means they stop giving crappy updates forcing you to install their sponsor's stupid apps not letting you uninstall them.
Win 8 was annoying as fuck
That function after touching the right side of screen with cursor ...
Yeah XP probably suffered from lack of driver optimization as well as hitting the 32 bit limit. Back in the day, with the right hardware, it could be pretty snappy (after fully booting). Software development has gone pretty far in to the 64 bit realm so XP just isn't cut out for the load anymore.
Windows xp have 64 bit version, but most of the software doesn't support it and it is the only xp version that do not receive SP3 update
@@wilson228 Windows XP x64 is windows server 2003 underneath. The two operating systems are unrelated, the only similarity's aside from name, is the UI.
yes shit, but making desktop and tablet having the same UI was a
Honestly XP on anything more than a Core 2 Duo and 2GB ram, is extremely snappy and responsive. There is much less telemetry and bloat going on in the background, however performance will always also depend on the hardware, and as time goes by, OSes get harder to run. I was just surprised to see 7 lose the boot times, I was really expected vista or 8 to come last
@@MyArtificialNostalgia Yes one!
i’ve tried using windows 8.1, xp and 10, windows 8.1 is still my favorite
XP is legend
@Dan Campbell I still remember how sad I was as a kid when my dad updated to XP and killed my ability to play Dos games. Finding hidden gems on those old abandonware sites was one of my favorite things to do as a kid.
It really is
this man has spent more than 2 days on this video as per my calculations, recording all of the scenes and yes you can see the background light its different everytime, next editing, good timing he had to work hard on it, ngl he worked hard on this and deserves much more than he has got..
2 million views is less?
@@Hi-wz7wu yes its less than the hardwork he did you cant imagine how many hours he spent in just recording and then editing he deserves much more, more subscribers too
You see a lot, Dr.Lector. But are you strong enough to point that high-powered perception at yourself? How about it? Look at yourself write down the truth. Or maybe your afraid to.
@@nicanonn6840 uh stop writing novel, tell me what do you mean directly, my english isnt that strong as yours so...
@@unknownx69420 fava beans
You know, every time you update windows 10, it gets slower AND SLOWER
Having a dell 2007, yes. My friend having a 2020, no. Why? Cause the device is getting a little less support every update.
Good practice is to reinstall every 6 months.
Google Does Evil u got that spot on m8
this is super true windows 10 is getting slower for me it barely opens my downloads folder anymore
They learned that from Apple
That was pretty interesting. I figured the newer OS would be the slowest considering how much more bloated they can be.
I would have liked you to search for a fileor folder and see how long it takes to locate it. I'm guessing Win 10 would have won, and 8.1 comes in 2nd .... I just remember that Win 7 took forever to locate a file on the HD... so the newer OS the better the speed for that particular function.
Win Vista and 8.1, good OS!
Windows 8.1 is thé faster
@@Pringles1 Where is Windows 8
@@vodafoneftwthenutshackftla8300 yea nobody cares of that operating system :(
8 and 8.1 were the worst
@@faisalnazir9043 they were not. You're only judging because of metro?
If I got a penny for every time he said "Strangely enough", I'd be richer than Bill Gates.
@Awesome Sauce Gamer TV dafuk is happening here
Windows 8 was fast as hell, 10 was an absolute downgrade.
Charming channel name.
try windows 10 by Ghost Spectre
based
ditto, I still use it on an "old" tablet, it boots fast, and since it's the 8.1 pro, it's stable and never had to reinstall it. I just can't get along with the silly theme and start menu redesign.
@@standupyak actually no, even if we rule out the datamining it performs, it remains an abomination!
I swear to saint Celestia. even the 8.0 was almost useable, what are you even about? What kind of hardware have you tested it on? some kind of MS tablet?
Honestly you should have made this using HDD and not an SSD, then the speed difference would have been more noticable. Good video.
1:46 the aero themes and gadgets on Vista and windows 7 are taking lot of space and system resources
The Aero is a Windows 7 but Windows 7 os Very girls Whitout In Windows XP
It can't take that much...
@Vivek Reddy Medapati but they are minimal
@Vivek Reddy Medapati 8.1 is aero lite basically.
me expecting XP to be slow
XP: are you a joke to me? I'm still fast!
😌
And then Windows 7 is the slowest for some reason
First, if my English is horrible, forgive me, but XP it weighs very little, and in its time, it took a while because of the HD they had, usually of little quantity.
@@lonware Al llamarte Lucas, asumo hablás español.
En inglés no se usan tantas comas, lo aprendí "por las malas" jajaja
Sí, solo eso quería comentar xD
Fast means not moving and bound to something, as opposed to swift.
No wonder winXP had such a long life. The improvement in performance after more than a decade is marginal at best
It's even worse, when you test XP, 7 and 10 on same HW, XP will be much faster in how it feels. Opening fodlers, start and such things is very slow in Win 10, you always feel delay, but in XP (and in 7 on good HW), it was instant. I have very good PC (Ryzen 3800X etc...) and Win 10 is still terribly slow on it, you wait something like 0.125-0.5s for everything, in XP it was instant, in Win 7 on good HW and with SSD, it was instant, so why is Win 10 so slow?
I was on my father's computer last week (HW from 2009) and I was completely shocked from that how ridiculously fast it is compared to Win 10, I almost cried because it brings memories on "good old times." :-D
now you tell me how the heck can that happen
@@Pidalin Wow, your opinion is same as my uncle. He loves XP and 7.
@@Pidalin Yeah, Windows 7 is stupid fast on a clean installation with an SSD. And Windows 10 is stupid slow. It may make more sense to actually install Linux rather than Windows 10, the speed differences are visible too...
@@Pidalin Agree!... The trend nowadays is that if the soft is slow, then upgrade your HW components! The PC companies are happy with it! they sell more high end products that not necessarily are resolving the problem... MS is just happy with the idea to not care about the user and his/her pocket and do whatever! Now, they request for unnecessary HW upgrades because that force all of us to assure to have an updated OS. Example: Windows 11. I do not believe that most of us will use all those new features that requires specific HW support on your daily work! :O ... and I do believe that IF there is an OS that runs Office, has a good web browser and a nice file explorer, it is enough for a lot of people to do its daily job!
Try turning off fastboot in Windows 8 and 10. Windows 7 would absolutely destroy them. That's also why when you reboot Windows 7, it actually fixed any potential error that was there in the memory state. For the long term health of your PC, you need to turn fastboot off.
Windows Vista *beats Windows 7*
Me: Impossible.
@@Nighterlev Also, aside from the bad nVidia drivers, one of the biggest issues Vista had was at the time PC makers were releasing PCs with bare minimum specs for the OS. They saved money by cheaping out on RAM and HDD size. By the time Windows 7 rolled out, they realized that minimum specs were not going to cut it with the newer versions of Windows and beefed them up a little. Vista really got a bad rep due to bad 3rd party drivers and poor PC specs. It wasn't all that bad. Still love Windows 7 though. :)
I miss windows Vista.
@@Nighterlev yep and running 8.1 here, Sometime, Both Windows 7 and 8.1 gives me a NVIDIA driver crashes on my GTX 750 Ti, and a older (formerly used) Geforce 210 that originally came with OEM.
Do not watch this while on drugs guys. The flying hands are suuuuper creeepy.
Lmao
Wait what
Do watch this while on drugs guys. The flying hands are suuuuper creeepy.
I think you are in drugs 0_0
yes you real
Windows 10 "fakes" the boot time cause even if it shows the desktop faster the system is still not that responsive (especially if you're running it from an hard drive) compared to 7 and 8.1 where it takes longer but when it shows the desktop it may be ready to use
edit: maybe fake wasn't the best word here but you all got the idea of how W10 tries to make the user think it boots quicker than previous Windows, because even if it shows the desktop faster it takes longer from the system to reach an idle state and it is mostly noticeable when using an hdd (it may happens with an ssd too but due to the read speeds it may be not perceptible and doesn't impact the user experience) This comment was based only on my empirical experience but I can assure you it is easily reproducible for you all if you have the time and willingness to do so in your own system
WTf would you be running any version of windows from spinning rust? It's late 2020, If you cannot afford a damn 500GB let alone 1TB mid ranged ssd ( let alone a good samsung 860 evo), you cannot afford a PC...period and NO Im' not saying your PC has to cost freaking 700+ bucks for it to be worth a damn, but come on. AS cheap as ssd's are these days, there is no more any excuse.not to be running your OS from it.
@@motoryzen is not about being able to afford it, but most non-techie people aren't even aware of SSDs they just bought a cheap laptop and use as is that's from where I heard the most complaints about "I bought a new laptop but is slow can you fix it please" only to find a Celeron N4000 laptop using an 1TB 5400rpm hard drive being killed by Windows 10
@@motoryzen also from my experience Windows 7 is pretty usable with a spinner, just not ideal and yes, once you're used to an SSD quickness there's no turning back
@@amnottabs "I bought a new laptop but is slow can you fix it please" only to find a Celeron N4000 laptop using an 1TB 5400rpm hard drive being killed by Windows 10" Yeah...I've been on the vendor/support side of that discussion a few times also hehe.
My eldest customer is 82 this year and I tried to tell her before she went shopping for another windows PC To let me go with her so I can easily show her what to look for. But she bought the cheapest pos available at walmart at the time which was a really shitty lowest end amd apu inside an AIO HP costing barely 300 bucks..and of course ...had 10 home in it. ( facepalm).
I even upgraded her windows installed shitty 5400 rpm hdd to a decent ssd and STILL ..lags when it comes to just typing text on wordperfect, ms word, and librewriter. Yeah...there are some situations where a ssd won't resolve all the speed problems.
@@motoryzen I have Windows 7 on 15k rpm SAS HDD, and I getting ssd speed.
I was crying in my room for hours when Windows XP got last :(😭
Windows Vista was a damn good OS. The UI was fresh and coming from XP was very exciting. Shame it isn't remembered that fondly
I agree as well, I absolutely loved it
Now we just have solid colors
Yeah! I didn't /love/ it, I don't really have nostalgia for any OS, but I do recall vista being on my first laptop and not having any problems with it. I had problems with the laptop, but that's because I was trying to play roblox with a pentium, not because of vista
yes, it looks like it came from the future with all those cool effects
it was quick as OS, but my Man how it crashed for the slighest of things
Moral of the Video:
buy a freaking SSD!
@Awesome Sauce Gamer TV for any OS.
SSD will make laptop much usable as compare to HHD.
@Awesome Sauce Gamer TV For us $30 you can get a 256gb ssd drive for booting off of and for $50 get a 2tb hhd for mass storage and games.
If ur using windows 8 or 10 then buy ssd otherwise not needed, Windows 8 and 10 have too many issues of hardisk running at 100% or the processor. If u don't wanna invest time fixing those then buy hdd otherwise ssd is good on both these new os. Windows xp and windows 7 didn't had those issues hardisk works fine on those :)
The video is very interesting & useful, thanks for sharing.
In my experience, Win 8.1 is much stable than Win 10, but the appearance doesn't look friendly...XD
Win 7 is still popular now, & Win XP not support many hardware driver...
8.1 is the modern 2000 in my eyes.
nice video man!!!!!!!!!! thanks for uploading this
i tried all of these systems on my pc, for some reason, 8, was fastest a booting, 7 come in second, and 10 literally took like, 5 minutes
Windows 10 does it take that long for me to move my neck she takes pretty quick to boot
Windows 10 boots in few second for me. I have laptop with nvme SSD drive
appreciate the effort! great content!. i personally liked 8.1 better than 10. And I'm looking to base a system off of xp for retro gaming
everyone thinks that the windows 10 is slower, but remember that it's running on an old 2011 laptop that's why.
and when you see that the laptop specs are actually an 2015 laptop
@@lummber4538 i5 2th gen made in 2011 (google it), its an old CPU, but even if that laptop made in 2015, it is still outdated to run w10 in 2020, because w10 is getting updates 2 times a year. so it will be slower then the newest laptop.
yeah...
A windows 7 laptop with windows 10 iso installed is slower.
ok but look for ram disc and graphic card is old but good and on the new computer is not be more beter because a windows 10 is slow computer with his stupid aplications
@@Enjoy33r the CPU is the most important part in the computer, it is the responsible of the laptop speed and performance in the basic tasks not graphic card or ram.
and in this laptop, the CPU is outdated, the RAM speed is slow as well, so this is a bad computer not good enough to run windows 10 fast. try using a new computer with 8th gen CPU or more with 8gb of ram at 2666mhz speed or more and compare it with this old laptop.
Why do you need to test it? But it depends on your laptops!
If you have an older laptop use windows 8.1 embedded industry pro. Since it's designed to run on embedded applications (e.g. atm machines) it comes with nearly zero bloatware and telemetry. Plus it's optimized to run on low-end hardware. If you have a ssd this thing rocks (it usually skips startup and shutdown screens) if you don't have a ssd don't worry it's also optimized for slow hdds unlike windows 10
edit: don't forget to install openshell on it
Why installing open shell if the start screen of 8.1 is magnific
But good luck finding a legitimate key for it. This is something for people who don't care about legitimacy of their OS installation really
Install Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 1809.. Better than Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro.. No bloats, No telemetry...
@@blk9365 Because you can't do anything else while it is open. Open-Shell takes up barely any space on the desktop, on the other hand.
@@Chickenbreadlp You can get one off of anyone with ms azure, a lot of students who got it for free are selling their keys on places like reddit
Man I loved the look of Vista though. It was so badass!
True!
Vista and 7 are still the best looking OS's ever.
@@Tales541 OO NO BROTHER I LIKE WINDOWS 8.1
I like 7 and 8.1, but actually I think win 7 look the best, but 8.1 is just more modern looking, 7 looks uncle.
When it comes to it
Windows xp and 7 are still the best just saying
I think windows 8 is bad because the style is prioritized for touchscreen and kinda make's me really uncomfortable.
while windows 7 have a really good style that fit with a real computer.
windows xp is really are cool but it no longer support anything so I upgrade it to 7
im sorry :(
I agree with your opinion on windows 7, I only upgraded to Windows 10 because security update support for Windows 7 ended and my old computer was on the verge of becoming obsolete anyway.
@@kakyoindonut3213 I agree because 8 was extremely slow and terrible on my old laptop meanwhile windows 7 is super smooth and good on even the crappiest of computers such as the school computers.
@@2verysnowyyy yeah I remember not knowing anything about computer and I though windows 8 was windows 10, not only does the performance sucks, but the display is also sucks, imagine having a start button full screen, and literally nothing useful there except setting, my mom choose the wrong computer
Win7 doesn't start booting fast until it's had a couple weeks to run walign and sort out it's disk/memory footprint.
Win7 is probably the most close to a bare-metal OS, and leaves the "dll hell" problems of previous Windows versions behind.
Win10 spends so many resources spying on you and reporting back to the mothership that it's performance lags behind in situations where 8.1 and 7 did great.
Vista performing did not surprise me at all honestly
Honestly while everyone hates 8.1, it's my favorite windows os.
Same here. If you add classic shell its awesome
Same here! no need for classic shell start screen is epic
Windows 8 is ugly, hurts the eyes, looks like a smartphone OS, it is a massive downgrade UI wise in relation to 7. That's where the hate comes from. It's the classic "if ain't broke, don't fix it".
Mee 2 I was wanting to make win 8.1 in my old laptop win 8.1 is installed better than win 10
Win 8.1 Gang Yo!!
Same!
in my experience i have to reinstall windows 10 like every 3 months or so on my ryzen rig with 16gb of ddr4 ram and 512gb ssd due to update fucking things up while my moms older rig with win 8.1 never needed a reinstall in 3 years and everything is smooth
That's wacko. Updates never ever screw up Windows 10 for me. Update never cause issues for me. I only reinstall Windows 10 every 3 to 5 months because google or microsoft just randomly goes something is wrong and we can't sign you in. So it's like what random crap is doing this? So I reinstall Windows 10 to get rid of whatever.
Maybe you should delay the updates so the kinks get worked out? There is a reason that updates are rolled out in waves...
If you had an apu or an secondary graphics card you could consider switching to linux with a gpu paathrough vm I know the requirements are prettyn specific but it can actually work some ordinary gamer did a great viedeo on how to do it.
Windows XP: 6
Windows Vista: 6
WIndows 7: 4
Windows 8: 7
Windows 10: 4
Winner: Windows 8
Loser(s): Windows 10/Windows 7
3:41 How scary. A few hands just appeared
I have used Vista on a Dell machine and had no problems what so ever and used it for approx 7 years. It worked like a charm.
What kind of work load? I think most of the complaints were because the systems that shipped with it were underpowered. 2GB DDR2 RAM was common in that era, and Vista needed more.
@@qua7771 from a Linus Tech Tip’s video he had a workstation with 4gb of ram with a bunch (a hell ton) of applications running for 3 months and never crashed
@@someguywithmtndew5691 I'm just thinking about the complaints of various Windows operating systems. I had issues with Vista being sluggish. I never had an issue with Win7.
I'm using an Alienware Aurora R7 now, liquid cooled, with 64GB ram, Samsung SSD's, nVidia GTX 1090, and it's crashing apps about every 3 days before it needs a restart with Win10. I'm hoping things work out better with Win11. I'm really hard on a computer though.
@@qua7771 GTX 1090 lol, also do not upgrade to Windows 11 they removed a lot of features (especially removing Task Manager from taskbar). But yeah, the ironic part is that i gotten BSOD with 7 and 10 but never any with Vista. And it logons to desktop very fast, faster than 7.
@@qua7771 you could try reinstall Windows 10 21H2 or Windows 10 LTSC, or custom lightweight iso for gaming (Nexus Lite OS, Ghost Spectre, Fox OS)
it would be a much better test if you installed an SSD to the laptop for this test to get the full capability of the hardware for that OS.
i think older OS doesnt support ssd but im not sure
@@wigue2619 That doesn't make sense. The OS doesn't care what it's on, as long as it is SATA compatible.
@@dhkatz_ yeah sorry i had nvme ssd in my head because i remembered when i was doing virtual machine the os could not recognize the drive with nvme
He did not want to destroy his Laptops...LOL!
Newer versions don't use HDD optimizations like superfetch and scheduling I/O to minimize seek time of the magnetic head. Older versions do and would suffer in the other direction because they assume internal disks are HDDs and would waste time on those tricks.
There's no right answer on which you should use, you need to test both for fair results.
Why I see this when I'm thinking to upgrade my current windows 8.1 to windows 10? Reason for upgrade just because windows 8.1 is not supported by January 2023 and wish to grab the opportunity still can free upgrade to Windows 10. Actually I like windows 8.1 very much.
Windows 10 and Vista are good
If you have the hardware to run it
(Quad core cpu, 8 GB ram and SSD for Windows 10)
(Dual core cpu, 2 GB ram and HDD for Windows Vista)
Yeah but I think you need at least 4Gb of RAM to run Vista decently
@Cyba IT Maybe 3 GB bc at that time 4 GB was pretty much expensive and mostly on high end laptops and programs at that time arent as ram intensive as it is today
@@whee6506 That's true man. Yeah 3Gb sounds about right.
@@Cyba_IT yes. Same with 7. Here is my recommendations for ram for windows versions: windows xp 32bit- 2-3(32 bit limited you to 3.5 gb) gb, xp 64 bit 4gb ram, vista 4-6 gb, windows 7 6-8 gb, windows 8.1 8-12 gb, windows 10 8-16gb but 16gb at least for gaming on windows 10. Microsoft's minimums were very weak.
That's a waste of power for Microsoft selling every personal file. It is better to run Windows 7 instead of trying to get an overkill PC just for Windows 10 to fill all processing power
Something to bear in mind: the actual laptops were released in 2011. Windows 8.1 was the OS released closest to this date, whilst XP was the furthest. The specs are ideal for 8.1 as they were released around the same time. Windows 10 will have higher requirements as it's newer, so will run slower on the older specs. Vista and 7 ran okay because the PC specs were higher than recommended, allowing for good performance, and modern programs were designed for computers running high-requirement OS's. XP being the worst - maybe it doesn't like the newer hardware, and modern websites have more to load than the ones you'd visit on XP at the time.
legends use windows 7
no
Right
ruclips.net/video/TJzfaqRLfpY/видео.html
This video reminded me how much I loved the interface and now I'm sad
my bro used win 7 but then he updated it to win 10
8.1pro is the best for me
Me:Has windows 10
Also me:watches this
Also me again:Time to change to windows 8.1
Yess
i use win 8.1 :D
I always preferrd Vista over 7. For me it was smoother it opened up programs really fast compared to 7, but only the 32 bit version. The 64 bit was sluggish and after some updates it had a memory leak bug and I couldn't use it so I switched to 7 in 2012. Windows 10 is the worst performer it is pain in the ass to use with hard drive and 4 gigs of RAM with active antivirus and updates on you wish you would die if you had to use it at least I did at my workplace I cried for a SSD and 8 gigs of RAM.
Coz it's designed to be used on ssd
The main problem is 100% Disk on Task Manager
@@diablonerd9612 yeah man impossible to use worst windows is 10 no doubt even worse than ME.
@@r92king Just get a SSD then you'll be good to go
In my opinion, Windows XP had the best nostalgic features that newer versions of Windows never had. For example, screensavers and wallpapers which are unique to Windows XP.
I loved Windows 98, even more Me, and then XP was the best…. After that all versions are kind of just a tool to get the work done…
I thoroughly enjoyed those days of excitement…
@@robinarora8137 My favourite version of Windows is Windows XP. Second for me is Windows 7.
@@CesareVesdani yea Windows 7 would be second best… Windows 11 🤞🏻
@@CesareVesdani for me it was 3d pinball on xp
For W10, I still using XP wallpaper, and olive green colour set up. Bc nostalgic xD
The slowest is Windows11,too many processes running in the background
Windows 10 as well with a fresh install and set to its default configuration.But debloated (make sure you're careful with debloating tools as they may cause problems rather than solving them) and less of a memory and cpu hog.
Such hard work appreciated 😺
I respect the time and effort you put into this ❤️
Fun fact: I used to count how many times the 3-dot thingy goes from left to right inside the loading bar of Windows XP booting screen in order to know how healthy my PC is.
Let me guess your average would be 5 to 6 loading bars
In windows 7 mi pc makes 4 circules before the wallpaper appeard without ssd
@@mehdihani2932 unfortunately it was nearing 20. the sadder thing is I still felt good about it.
@@MrSiloterio open your pc
Remove ram
Clean ram with eraser or alcohol
Use blow air machine to clean dust on motherboard
Clean cpu sink by removing it and washing it
It will definitely help your pc
Loading bars may drop upto 10
@@mehdihani2932 use msconfig also
Windows 7 is better or Windows 8.1 cause I'm going to upgrade my PC from windows 7 ultimate to windows 8.1 what should I do.
PC specifications: 2gb ram, pentinium 3, 64-bit operating system, windows 7 ultimate. 🤔🤔🤔
im still using windows 7 pro service pack 1 and it works fine for me, you know what they say if it aint broke dont fix it
Still running it on a couple of PC's too. Just in case I want to use Media Center at some point :p
this is so true man, we've used win 7 for 10+ years but last month we had to format the computer so we brought it to a store and they said that they no longer install win 7:(
so yeah we got the windows 10 and it fucking suck
@@johnleonard905 just download an iso and buy a key off ebay. Or if your computer came with a windows 7 coa sticker use that key.
@@johnleonard905 Then make plans to migrate to Linux Mint 20 cinnamon. It is legit the easiest transition away from Windows
1. The panel ( what WIndows users would call the taskbar) works 95% the same as a Windows taskbar
2. The cinnamon menu ( same thing overall as Start Search in windows 7) works 99% the same as a windows 7 stock start and search ( same keyboard hot key...win logo button aka super key aka start button)
3. Windows 10 snapping ( in both keyboard hotkeys AND precise OOTB behavior) works EXACTLY the same in Mint 20 cinnamon...same buttons..same effective consistent windows snapping ( calling tiling in Linux)
The only real hurdles is just understanding some fundamental differences in how Windows works versus how Linux works and where things are.
Just do baby steps, sincerely.no insult meant, in learning how to use it. Grab a spare usb thumb drive, use windows version of unnetbootin ( after downloading mint cinnamon from the official linux mint website. I recommend evowise server when you get to that last page/selection, they are often the fastest) to prep that thumb drive into an installation drive.
Then you can boot into it ( regular top select should work just fine) and now..you're able to basically test drive it. If you're concerned about anything messing up, just ensure that PC is completely powered off, and disconnect all drives except that thumb drive, then power it back up and you can do play around to your heart's content without risking anything about your Windows-only drives ( worst case you may have to spam whatever fkey or delete key to reach your setup/bios/uefi screen to select the 1st booting device first)
I've been migrated 100% to Linux mint 20 cinnamon since late July and never been happier...ALL of my windows titles as well as everything else works flawlessly ( except warcraft III 2 disc original retail Battle Chest set. may have to do a VM on that one..not sure yet) Witcher games, Crysis games, Trine Games. you name it.
I don't do online pvp with the exception of CS:GO which works flawlessly in Steam ( that's the native linux steam version too btw with the windows steam downloaded/purchased copy just like Doom 2016 and every other game within Steam) For the rest...either it's a linux native title, or it runs using Wine which I use Lutris to manage how they were either installed or run.
If you need any help getting going let me know. I'm also on the Linux Mint forums site. It's reasonably friendly and helpful there.
== Just remember for your own sanity please DO NOT install any Linux distro into the same storage drive that Windows is already installed into. It can create more risks and headaches than it is worth dealing with...an almost endless rabbit hole of bs troubleshooting options to research and pray upon which one finally working to be able to boot one or both os worlds again. Windows mbr and Linux Grub never have and never will place nicely together. And I've seen plenty of times where windows updates will literally corrupt grub after it's taken over the booting process...bricking one's abillity to boot into either.
Keep it separate when booting into one or the other, and you'll be able to learn at your own pace comfortably and more often..more successfully and THAT will be the mental fuel that allows you to finally leave Windows forever.
Cons of Linux versus Windows=
1. It takes some work learning and understanding how to get things the way you want them to be since OOTB they are not the same....Again..I recommend starting with Mint 20 cinnamon. It's about remember to be patient with yourself. Remember, you didn't learn to use any computer operating system overnight. It took days and probably many weeks, right? Be honest with yourself. But the very basic stuff works the same
left click-= activating or launching or doing something. Right click opens a menu. Double left clicking same as left click depending on the individual item.
Chrome browser, Chromium Browser, Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice stuff, TeamViewer, OBS Studio, VLC media player, handbrake, makemkv, Virtual Box, even the File Managers ( caja native to Xfce desktop, nemo native to cinnamon) work basically 95% the same as Windows file manager, to a reasonable extent
-when you encounter a temporary dead end or delay getting something working..just take your break from Linux as needed, power off the machine, disconnect any linux-involved drives, reconnect all your windows drives, power it back on. reach the setup/bios/uefi screen, select that windows-installed drive as the 1st boot device, and f10 and save to exit and boot . you're back in windows. No big deal. It takes time and practice, but it will be worth it.
2. Yes there is always the chance that a particular program that just works in Windows temp doesn't work for whatever reason or never will ( auto cad. Adobe content creation software. Microsoft Flight Simulator. Corel Word Perfect depending on the version)
Pros?
1. No more product key bs - Microsoft ( unless you paid the 200 bucks for a RETAIL copy) limited your quantity of reinstalls into the same PC. Try installing it into a PC with different mobo, cpu and sometimes even different ram and it will prompt for a different/new product key as an antipiracy/antitheft software bs deal.
Where as in Linux, you can install the same copy on as many storage drives/PC's as you wish. It's open source..basically drm-free. no pirating needed
2. ..Free of monetary cost ( donating is always optional). since no product keys to buy as license agreements, no cost to get started. Yes you have the option for some distros to buy a 7.00 pre -prepped usb drive that is ready to just plug in and boot into Linux, but you can easily do that yourself
3. Overall more secure/safer to use. 95% of all digital infections ( viruses, malware, adware, etc) are written as executables. Linux OOTB doesn't run executables unless YOU tell it to. Think of it like this. Linux Mint as well as other Linus operating systems are set OOTB as nothing but black list and you have to add white listed stuff to run ( as far as Windows-native stuff goes), but it's not hard.
If you need any help getting going let me know. I'm also on the Linux Mint forums site. It's reasonably friendly and helpful there.
Remember keep it separate ( with the only reasonable exception I can think of being a storage drive formatted already as exFat. that type is basically plug and play across Linux AND windows. I've never had a problem there), keep your data, and keep your sanity. Cheers.
@Invalid Damn..yeah..I actually believe in being helpful and thorough instead of lazy.
Image that in 2020. -_-
Instead of whining about it and CHOOSING To read it...remember no one forced you to read it and it wasn't directed to you anyways if it's a problem
Anyone can just type " hey...just go to linux..problem solved" and it's an almost meaningless statement in the eyes of " i'm afraid of change-windows users..." especially the baby boomer generation.
Some respect and appreciate that it takes effort and real information to not necessarily convince others to give such a change a chance, but to empower them with door-entry facts as a means of real encouragement for them to try to enter that door...that new world..even if it's just for a minute at a time until they adapt to it.
You don't go straight to the amazon jungle or fucking mount everest if you've never camped out anywhere in your life....ever before do you? Get real. baby steps man...
Baby Steps with some sense.
haha, this makes me proud to still be running 8.1
Bruh I'm running 8!
yeah, 8.1 squad here!
@@devangmaheshwari3902 that's why I am using windows 8.1 for years, though I am upgrading to 10 sometimes because of compatibility issues in Adobe Softwares, I always love to go back to win 8.1, less bloatwares, faster boot up and shut down, uh it feels good, i hope applications won't end supporting 8.1, it's the best os for me. In win 10, I always receive a lot of problems like my second monitor not powering up, bloatwares causing lag to my games, especially when I am editing videos and coding large files.
@@immigueljoie08 but now you should have windows 11
@@immigueljoie08 it's much faster
i didnt know there were five cuts, i just thought this dude straight-up had 5 thinkpads for no reason
If you don't enable the aero theme in Vista/7, it might run slightly faster.
Who is here after Windows 11 was leaked?
I keep telling everyone Windows 8.1 may have a bad start screen (which can be replaced by just installing a single App like Classic Shell) but everything else about it is great. It has the most consistent looking UI and more contrast on the buttons and to my eyes looks the cleanest since gray old 9x (while Vista is beautiful eye candy but has horribly fragmented UI styling).
And by the way as I had the exact same Thinkpad, it runs bad on Windows 7 don't know why but I had the same issue it runs 8 much much better.
2nd gen Intel chips are not technically compatible with Windows 10!
The Intel HD 3000 drivers that get installed, are basic edited Windows 8 drivers that are essentially compatibility drivers just to get the screen working and not for performance - and even then, this basic driver is only updated for very early Windows 10 versions.
I have a PC (still using since 2012) and it's has 2nd gen Intel CPU, i5-2400. However I use GTX 750Ti as default instead of Intel HD 2000, which has the same fate as HD 3000. My pc is still compatible with 10 through it might be slow to run due to HDD and dated CPU.
8.1 was my favorite.If not for driver incompatibility with new hardwares, i probably wouldn't have switched to 10 as of yet.. pretty fast on hdds too.. while I had to purchase an ssd for 10 cuz of it's boot time and all.. Pretty good video.. thanks :) btw, 2 or more test runs would've been more accurate ig.. cuz some app loading time depended on cache/superfetch, ig..