Microsoft’s Delivery Optimization — the peer‑to‑peer engine that can speed up Windows Update and Store app installs — has been flagged by users as growing its memory footprint steadily over time on some Windows 11 machines, and there’s a simple fix that most users can apply right now to stop it...
Windows ships with more apps than you probably think — and MakeUseOf’s blunt argument that you should “remove Windows bloatware right now” is right on the money: uninstalling preinstalled apps and OEM trialware is one of the simplest, cost‑free ways to reclaim storage, cut background CPU/battery...
I installed Windows 11 from a nano‑sized 2.4 GB ISO and the finished system used just 8.36 GB on disk — a result that compresses a typical Windows 11 footprint to roughly two‑thirds smaller than a regular install, accomplished with the community project Nano11 Builder and a few post‑install...
NTDEV’s latest builder shrinks a full Windows 11 ISO down to a reported 2.29 GB by surgically removing nearly everything most users expect from a modern desktop OS — from Xbox and Solitaire to Windows Update and Windows Defender — producing an extremely compact, intentionally unserviceable image...
Windows can be lean, but it rarely is by default — and the difference between a clean, responsive system and one bogged down by invisible cruft often comes down to a handful of targeted tweaks and a readiness to trade a few gigabytes for stability or convenience. The PCWorld checklist of “12...
Nano11 is the kind of geeky engineering stunt that makes you admire the technical craft while quietly reminding you why operating systems are usually built with more than minimalism in mind.
Background
NTDEV—the developer known for the Tiny11 project—has published Nano11 Builder, a...
NTDEV’s new Nano11 Builder takes the Windows‑11 debloat movement from pragmatic trimming to experimental minimalism, producing bootable ISOs and installed images measured in single‑digit gigabytes by surgically removing inbox apps, servicing infrastructure, and even parts of the Windows...
NTDEV’s tiny11 project spawned a new contender: Nano11 — a community-made script that strips Windows 11 to the bone and, in one recent demonstration, produced an ISO file reported at just 2.28 GB and an installed system that was reduced to roughly 3.25 GB after aggressive compression and...
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A stripped-down, community-built version of Windows 11 has pushed the limits of what the OS can be when every nonessential component is removed: tiny installation media, dramatic runtime compression, and the deliberate sacrifice of serviceability and security to reach an astonishingly small...
NTDEV’s latest build tools push Windows‑shrinking projects into new territory: a purpose‑built “nano11” pipeline that trims a Windows 11 ISO to the absolute minimum, producing ISOs and installed footprints measured in single‑digit gigabytes — and, in developer demos, as small as a 2.29 GB ISO...
NTDEV’s ecosystem of third‑party builders has a new, headline‑grabbing member: nano11, a PowerShell‑driven script that pushes the tiny‑Windows idea to its limits by producing an ultra‑small Windows 11 image — the developer says an ISO a little over 2 GB and runnable installs in the sub‑3 GB...
Windows will often eat tens of gigabytes over time: updates, restore points, index databases and caches can quietly bloat a C: drive, and preinstalled “trial” apps make matters worse — a problem that’s acute on 128 GB laptops and devices with soldered storage. The practical fixes range from...
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Windows 11 users know the feeling all too well—one minute, your hard drive is humming along happily, the next, Windows is nagging you that storage is running low, threatening to hold your OS hostage with “Low Disk Space” pop-ups. It’s the digital equivalent of being told your jeans are too...
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For many Windows users, the difference between gliding through tasks with digital elegance or suffering through the spinning-wheel purgatory is measured not in processor speed but in precious gigabytes. Almost invisibly, modern software, clever features, and our own neglect slowly conspire to...
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