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I think you are right. My computer is 12 years old and hobbles through everything, I was trying to limp through this year with it and I probably clicked through something like an idiot to get things done without paying attention and now I have fucked myself over. I absolutely hate Microsoft for forcing this down everyone's throats, reddit is filled with horror stories like mine with this exact issue.
Looks like I will need to find a cheap replacement machine and install Linux mint. Hopefully it can run Onshape and Fusion well enough.
You can get a decent laptop workstation like a Dell precision for fairly cheap if you don't mind it being a few years old. I'm seeing some pretty good ones on eBay for around $350. If you'd prefer a desktop you're looking more like $400-500. If you already have a decent GPU to add on your own you can get one for $300ish.
This guy refurbishes older but capable laptops. He doesn't have anything in stock at the moment but they are some of the best value for money for a laptop. They are solid machines and much better than a lot of the cheap crap you can get for the same price new since these are more heavy duty laptops for businesses. https://salemtechsperts.com/collections/laptops-for-sale?page=1