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The free Tiny 11 tool has long been known in the Windows tinkering community for its ability to significantly shrink down Windows 11, making it take up significantly less space on the computer.
Shrunken-down Windows 11 installations that include the major Windows 11 24H2 update (that’s still rolling out) are now possible. If you don’t have enough space on your hard drive or SSD to install 24H2, you can use Tiny 11 to get it at a fraction of the space required.
Developer NTDEV announced its new version of Windows 11 optimized for 24H2 via X/Twitter:
Well ,the good news is that you can still make the entire tiny11 fit on a DVD! (with LZX compression, of course).
Behold, tiny11 based on Windows 11 LTSC 24H2! pic.twitter.com/tXS3Z8KoSw— NTDEV (@NTDEV_) October 12, 2024
With Tiny 11 and LZX compression, the entire Windows 11 installation with 24H2 update only occupies around 3.5GB of space (that’s small enough to fit on a single-layer DVD). By default, Windows 11 24H2 normally occupies between 20GB to 30GB on the drive.
Tiny 11 does this by removing all kinds of libraries, apps, and services in Windows 11 that are considered superfluous, such as Clipchamp, Media Player, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft OneDrive, WinSxS and Windows Update, plus many others.
That right there is a double-edged sword. By paring Windows 11 down to the bare minimum, it loses a lot of its customizability and serviceability. You can’t update it and you can’t tweak it after the fact, so we don’t recommend it as a go-to solution. It’s more of a last resort option for tight situations or as a tool for testing and development.
Further reading: How to declutter Windows 11 and reclaim space
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
