Windows 10 Best Version

[umairanjum36]

I have hp 840 G1 Laptop.Core i5 4th gen with 4gb ram.
In the start,i had windows 10 1511 version and it was working fast and smooth.When i updated to later versions,it became slow and sluggish.I also did a clean install but it was same,slow.
Now i'm running 1803 version and it is also slow and battery timing has also decreased as well.
I want to ask which version has best performance and battery life?Is 1511 too outdated compared to 1803?
I mainly use my laptop for ms office and watching movies etc.Maybe i will use it for light gaming in the future.
Thanks.

 

[Colif]

Try running this and see if you have latest drivers- https://www8.hp.com/au/en/campaigns/hpsupportassistant/hpsupport.html

You don't want to use 1511, Microsoft only support the last two versions of win 10, being 1803 & 1709

 

[stdragon]

That might be a coincidence of timing as to when you upgraded to when the Meltdown / Spectre updates got released. Older Intel CPUs got it rather hard by it.

To test this theory, you can disable both Meltdown and Spectre with the any to use program from GRC InSpectre https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm

If you notice a huge performance gain after disabling the protection, then you know what the problem was. If you can't tell a difference, go ahead a re-enable the protection again as it's to your benefit (for security) regardless.

Note: After you click Enable / Disable button, you MUST reboot your computer for changes to take effect.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Did you reinstall your drivers after you did a clean install? And when you reinstalled the OS, you did it with the ISO downloaded from MS, not via factory reset/recovery option right?

 

[umairanjum36]

I clean installed it from iso downloaded from microsoft website and tes i reinstalled the drivers.
Anyway i will recheck them with hp support assistance above but first i will try to disable the spectre security to see if that helps.Its been few months that i got my laptop so i think spectre is the problem.
Thanks all for suggestions.

 

[smorizio]

your battery may be just getting old. on the slow issue 4g of ram is not a lot with windows 10. you want a min of 8g. with a laptop that uses system ram for video then you want more.