easiest video editing software for beginners

My Desktop (Windows 10 64 Bit, 12 GB Ram and an SSD Drive with an 8 core Xeon processor) Although powerful, never ran Lightworks (free edition) properly. OP checks all the boxes with their current rig.

System requirements are only: 64bit OS, multi-core processor, 4+ gb ram, 500mb free hdd space. It's also free, but dumbed down to just the basics. I'd go for something super simple/basic (they are a beginner after all) like Openshot. Can't find any 'minimum requirements' other than an overview by a colorist who suggests the min should be an i7 or Ryzen 7, 16gb ram, a video card with 4gb vram, and ssds for storage. I don't know if they could even boot it up to be honest. OP has an i5 2 core/4 thread processor at 1.6ghz, 8gb or ram, and more importantly and assuming they didn't upgrade the GPU they're running a GT 750M (Resolve is pretty GPU intensive).

Googled all the solutions for a 'slower' spec'd PC, tried them all, and finally just ordered a Ryzen 9 instead. Even proxies weren't much better, neither was reducing timeline quality, etc etc. I had a 7700k (delidded, oc'd to 4.8ghz), 1080ti, 64gb ram, and 2 ssds.still had trouble with most things, and once multiple nodes were applied.forget it. Best editor and grading software fore sure IMO (even the free version!) but to run it you need a pretty good setup. Resolve is pretty demanding for specs though. Of course, there is also a professional paid version. The programs for video are quite similar.

Easiest video editing software for beginners