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Hi! Long time no see, huh? 🙂 It s been three years since my last State of the Windows article, which was about the inconsistencies in the Windows 11 user experience. Since then, Microsoft (and the world as a whole to be quite honest) has gotten through a lot of changes, especially since the introduction of [ ]
You pretty much can t get any lower than this. Based on tiny11 core, nano11 pushes things even further, by removing even more fluff like Windows Hello packages, unnecessary drivers, .NET precompiled assembly, IME components, wallpapers and more. While it is NOT suitable for daily use, it is great for quick and dirty testbeds or VM [ ]
Tiny11 builder just got better! I know it s been a while, but a new update for tiny11 builder is finally here, simplifying the process a bit while also tackling the new additions to the Windows experience, namely Copilot, the new Outlook and Teams (for some reason). This update now removes Copilot, the new Outlook client [ ]
UPDATE 2: Introducing nano11! You can find out more about this here: Introducing nano11 – all the essentials, none of the fluff. – NTDEV You can also download a pre-built image using this link: nano11 : NTDEV, Microsoft : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive UPDATE 1: All existing builds of tiny11 have [ ]
Remember when Windows used to be a dependable and straight-to-the-point operating system? Well, it still is pretty dependable, but if the system requirements of Windows 11 tell us something, it s that Windows has become quite big. This is somewhat to be expected, as there are lots more new and advanced technologies in Windows 11 than [ ]
Hello and happy new year! It s 2023, and Windows 11 is finally a mature operating system that most people would be happy to use. Sun Valley has finally arrived, and it s all about a long overdue reinvestment in design under Panos Panay s leadership. But is it enough?Let s take a look. For the purpose of this [ ]
Hi there, today I m going to tell you how one of the most interesting periods of my life started. And also, how a period of despair can bring something good. One year ago, the world was on the brink of collapse. We were in a period of uncertainty and isolation like never before. In just [ ]
If you ve been following me for a while, you might have noticed that I have an obsession with making small Windows images. I think it s fun and it goes to show how modular Windows truly is. As of recently, I thought that the smallest Windows image one could make is based off of OneCoreUpdateOS, which [ ]
If you re following my Twitter account, you might have seen that a few days ago I found out that DWM was leaking memory while also using a lot of GPU power. While looking for possible culprits, I found out on a suggested Reddit post that you can increase a laptop s refresh rate above the specified [ ]
One of the main reasons some people tend to avoid updating their PCs is that it makes it slower . Especially with Windows 10 s Software as a Service approach, where it gets the so-called feature updates twice a year. But is it actually true? Today we re gonna find out how much Windows 10 s performance has changed [ ]