A veteran tinkerer has released a bootable Windows 7 x86 image that measures just 69.0 MB on disk — a headline-grabbing proof‑of‑concept that boots to a desktop but deliberately strips so much of the userland that “virtually nothing can run” without manually restoring missing system files...
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...
Microsoft’s fresh gamble in the handheld gaming space—delivered through the striking Xbox Ally and its performance-heavy sibling, the Xbox Ally X—represents not just new hardware but the vanguard of a reimagined Windows 11 experience. At the recent Xbox launch event, the long-rumored “Project...
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I've had 2 spurious emails sent from here but with Nobody <nobody@host.windows7forums.com> the sender. Both are stating that a post I put up 3 years ago has been deleted. Wasn't overly concerned but just curious as the msg was apparently generated as a private msg to me hence wondered if it...