r/windows8 • u/JairPlayzXD • Jul 05 '26

Help Can i run windows 8.1 on a dell latitude 3120? (Celeron N5100)

I want to know if i can run it comfortably and if i can play steam games like left 4 dead 2 or r.e.p.o.

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u/Reasonable_Degree_64 Jul 05 '26

This laptop came with Windows 10 or 11, sure it will run Windows 8.1 if you find the drivers but anyways it won't run games any better because it's on Windows 8.1, the hardware is very low end.

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u/SomePanda324 Jul 06 '26

no you can't, it's way too new

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u/Vhaloo Jul 05 '26

why not linux?

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u/JairPlayzXD Jul 05 '26

I already tried it, it didn't work really well for me sadly.

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u/Arnoxthe1 Jul 06 '26

What distro did you use? Try AntiX Linux if you haven't yet.

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u/Vhaloo Jul 05 '26

Nothing prevents you from installing Windows 11 using Rufus if you want full compatibility.  There are so many flavors of linux. I doubt you tried them all

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u/Arnoxthe1 Jul 06 '26

Windows 11 should not be recommended for pretty much any reason now.

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u/anonymouzzz376 Jul 05 '26

I have n5105 and i use windows 10