It might not be just a hardware issue. First - see what programs are running in the background - and stop any that are unnecessary. Once that's sorted - look at increasing your hardware's capabilities. The main problem with Windows - is that it is 'memory hungry', It will use as much memory as is available - with priority over other software. Uninstalling any programs you don't use anymore will free up disk space - don't forget to us a 'disk-clean' program to remove 'remnants' of uninstalled programs. Regular use of the defrag utility to 'tidy up' your hard drive will help keep it running smoothly. Check the capabilities of your motherboard. See if you can upgrade the CPU to a faster chip. Certainly look at adding as much memory as your motherboard can accept. That will help Windows (and thus reduce the load on the system. If your hard-drive' capacity is relatively low - consider either upgrading to a larger drive, or compress your existing drive to increase free space. Just for information - I'm using a Toshiba laptop with 8GB RAM (it came with 4MB) - a Terabyte (1TB) of hard drive space, and a processor running at 2.0 GHz. I run windows 10 - with an 'emulator' to make it look like Windows 8 (I liked the Win 8 interface).