""You pretty much can't get any tinier than this," said the author of the script that takes the work they did for Tiny11 Core and goes further in the quest for the smallest possible version of Windows 11 that will still boot to a desktop and remain usable ... kind of. The developer, NTDEV, released an update to Tiny11 earlier this month, which allows adventurous users to create Windows 11 install images without many of the components that Microsoft deems essential, such as Copilot."
"As well as the usual suspects (Clipchamp, News, Weather, and so on), Nano11 cuts deeper. You didn't need Windows Update, did you? Or any of the system services? Or Windows Defender? The list goes on, and the developer warns, "You cannot add back features or languages in an image created with this script!" "The resulting OS is not serviceable. This means you cannot add languages, drivers, or features, and you will not receive Windows Updates. It is intended only for testing, development, or embedded"
Windows 11 can be slimmed dramatically: Nano11 installation media can be 2.2 GB and an installed OS can be about 2.8 GB. An update to Tiny11 enables creation of install images that remove many components Microsoft treats as essential, including Copilot, the new Outlook, and Teams. The Tiny11 update is compatible with Windows 11 25H2 and can employ LZX compression to shrink images further, though LZX requires significant RAM and time. Tiny11 is not sanctioned by Microsoft and is recommended only for testing. Nano11 strips many more services, rendering images non-serviceable and unsuitable as daily drivers.
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