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‎11-29-2018 03:50 PM

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Product: 15-b161ea pavilion touchsmart
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Ever since i upgraded to Windows 10 the notebook has become slow and freezes at times. I was hoping to have my CPU upgraded and not buy a new notebook altogether. I wanna know if that is possible with my laptop and if yes what would be the best processor option.

Below is the link to specs of my notebook.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03683025?jumpid=reg_r1002_inen_c-001_title_r0002

Thanks in advance.

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‎11-29-2018 03:57 PM

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Hi:

 

The processor is part of the motherboard, not a separate piece of hardware.

 

You cannot upgrade the processor without replacing the motherboard with one listed in the service manual for your notebook that comes with a better processor.

 

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03660406

 

This would cost as much as buying a new notebook with better hardware.

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