Windows 10: Got a low-spec laptop, any tips to make it faster? (Read description please)

Hello guys!

So I've got a low-spec laptop lying around (4 GB RAM, Intel i3 7020U 2.3 GHz, integrated graphics 620 HD and 1 TB HDD with about 400 GB for the C drive. I can't switch to an SSD currently, probably not before Christmas due to the severity of the pandemic and daily online classes.

It takes 10 minutes to boot, and gosh, if I press the start button or any other button on the taskbar, it takes almost 10 seconds to open. Can you imagine pressing the start button and waiting for 10 seconds?

I need Windows 10, so I can't go back to a previous version of Windows.

Can you give me any tips to make it even a bit faster?

Note - All I do is play a bunch of REALLY old games, or games with LITERALLY ZERO requirements (Like Among US, GTA - VC/SA or Spaceflight Simulator), open PDFs, use a browser with a MAXIMUM of 8 tabs, Microsoft Office, and do some REALLY BASIC coding in VS Code (I'm just learning how to code).

Most of the time, I have a browser open with 2-4 tabs and nothing else.

Sometimes, I open an smartphone emulator (It is a really light one). However, I do it only once a few days.

Out of 4 GB, almost 3 GB is taken by Windows (when idle). I have no problems with the CPU and integrated graphics as they hardly ever peak more than 5% when idle.

I only have 2 apps as startup applications, Realtek something (I can't remember the exact name) for sound and another similar application without which my laptop won't probably function properly.

Any help provided would be appreciated...

P.S. - I don't have an issue with the boot time the only main issue of mine currently is probably the RAM usage, as I think it is the one which slows my laptop down

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