Recently, a well-known NTDEV designer took on the challenge of drastically reducing the size of the Windows system to see how far it could be pushed while still remaining functional. This idea was suggested by one of the fans, and NTDEV embarked on this task with great enthusiasm.
After many attempts and experiments, he achieved an incredible result – Windows was reduced to just 100 MB. Of course, this required very radical actions, such as completely removing graphical elements. As a result, only a clean command line remained, making the system unusable for the average user. However, it still offers a certain level of multitasking.
While one could argue whether such a reduced system can still be called Windows, it is worth noting that it is based on Microsoft’s core software. Nevertheless, it is not available for download for regular users.
This is not the first time that NTDEV has achieved such impressive results in reducing the size of operating systems. Previously, he tackled the reduction of the Windows 10 system (Tiny10), which he managed to shrink to just 4 GB. He even installed this system on a pendrive and in the frame buffer of the GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card.
NTDEV’s results from these experiments are impressive and demonstrate the flexibility of the Windows system in terms of size. Although optimizing systems to such drastic sizes may be practically useless for average users, it is a fascinating technological experiment that shows how far you can go in reducing the size of modern operating systems.
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