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After the 150 laptops restored and donated to Italian #schools, you asked me to help you do the same. Here's what you need to speed up an old #laptop and make it useful again. From replacing the hard disk with an SSD to upgrading the RAM, from cleaning the fans to installing and optimizing the #Windows10 operating system, with some advice on which programs to install and on purchasing the necessary components. Listen to the in-depth podcast: • https://riccardo.im/podcast/ricondizi... Timestamp: 01:35 - Select and choose the hardware 02:38 - Disassemble the laptop 05:59 - Install an SSD 09:25 - Upgrade the RAM 11:24 - Clean the fans and internals 13:20 - Replace the keyboard 14:35 - Download Windows 10 and prepare the USB stick 17:08 - Start the Windows 10 installation 19:25 - Username, password and privacy 21:08 - Install Windows drivers and updates 23:34 - Script to optimize Windows 10 26:00 - Buy the serial code and activate Windows 10 28:00 - Final tips To restore old computers I recommend buying cheap components: • SSD memories on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35QdENN • Compressed air on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YMMA0q • RAM memories on eBay: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/724-534... Windows 10 is not always the ideal solution. In the next video I will explain how to download a #Linux distribution that is lighter than the Microsoft system, more efficient and, as you will see, easier to install. To install Linux, you only need more modest hardware, less storage space and less RAM. We will come back to this. Support my work: • https://riccardo.im/supporter/ Find me on: • / riccardopalombo • / riccardopalombo • https://t.me/riccardopalombo