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Yes, but for such an old machine Windows 10 is not a good option. 

However, Windows 10 will work with 2GB of RAM just fine, even the 64-bit version. 

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Hello. Is it possible to run a windows 10 with 2gb ram? I need to buy a very old PC with windows 10 but all of the available options at the price range I want are 2gb DDR2.

 

I will not run any resource consuming software. Just windows.

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Make sure you get the 32 bit version of Windows, not 64 and you will be fine for basic tasks.

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Yes but it wont be a good experience at all. If you want a somewhat acceptable web browsing and basic windows experience on older hardware, aim for atleast 4G RAM, dual core CPU with hyperthreading and some dedicated graphics card. 

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Yes, but for such an old machine Windows 10 is not a good option. 

However, Windows 10 will work with 2GB of RAM just fine, even the 64-bit version. 

Phobos: AMD Ryzen 7 2700, 16GB 3000MHz DDR4, ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, 1TB Samsung SSD 980, 450W Corsair CXM, Corsair Carbide 175R, Windows 10 Pro

 

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2 hours ago, BondiBlue said:

Yes, but for such an old machine Windows 10 is not a good option. 

However, Windows 10 will work with 2GB of RAM just fine, even the 64-bit version. 

I can confirm this. I have windows 10 64 bit working fine on a laptop with 2gb ram and a core 2 duo. Think it is like 12 years old. 

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Can confirm Core2Duo 4Ghz OC and 8GB DDR2 with an SSD (Gen2 265MB/s) works with Win10 relatively well outside of updates taking time...

General Web browsing is fine... YT 1440p60 offloaded to my 2GB HD7790 (260X)

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