Tiny11

[@Conviently]

Had a older laptop laying around so I bought an SSD and installed Linux on it and gave it to my brother for his school computer. Still amazes me how fast Linux runs and how little space it takes up.

[@YuutoKuranashi]

Same bro!

[@Conviently]

@@KingLarbear they also tend to have a lot of unnecessary bloatware that no one is a fan of

[@kajojo2399]

@@Conviently also windows update and telemetry

[@utkarshat3]

I did the same bro, I moved on to Linux mint for my development PC (AMD A10 with 6 GB RAM) and it works like a charm!

[@Tirth-Patel]

Linux is very reliable

[@Reavenk]

Having apps removed to cut out bloat isn't an issue; it's a killer feature

[@blanktheyeet6131]

im 9 months late but the next time you go install a system select (world) in time and currency and it removes bloatware ^_^

[@fr1day329]

@@blanktheyeet6131why does changing it to world remove bloatware? I’m just curious

[@monchique8388]

​@@fr1day329 Because then the system doesn't know what country you are located, therefore doesn't know what apps to install, if that makes sense.

[@serbiansleeperagent]

​@@fr1day329 I'd imagine it's because some parts of the world have laws against bloatware and that would breach upon their cyber security laws, but idk just speculation

[@da_pwo]

Yeah, people only use windows to run exe files, not to use the build in apps

[@bomblii]

linux running on 12 vacuum tubes and a potato battery:

[@antarcticpenguin42069]

Nice (I use Arch btw)

[@mushroomofthebi]

​@@antarcticpenguin42069nice(i use arch too but also no one asked but also have you riced it i cant for the life of me understand that shit)

[@manoftherainshorts9075]

I recently tried to install "lightweight" Linux distro on an old laptop, it does NOT, in fact, run great. Windows Vista does.

[@pokiblue5870]

windows 11 ? its a hard pass for me. Ill stay on windows 10 😝🫶

[@mevideym]

​@@manoftherainshorts9075 then you've done something wrong or maybe have driver problems. Linux can absolutely be way more lightweight than Vista

[@timbersrcadventures]

We need a deeper dive into this please

[@Vagabundo74]

I think that Tech YES City just did one recently

[@shudoy9386]

Like how to install it on which specs from which brands.

[@FrontWaffle]

​@@shudoy9386 probably you just download iso from internet and click twice on it. Alternatively you can make a bootable pendrive with this iso

[@50shadesofbeige88]

That would require actual work.

[@onrir]

İt's completely safe yet drivers require manual installation and it may require more tweaking than usual

[@ivanscicluna2988]

He accomplished this by deleting all the monitoring and tracking software built in by Microsoft

[@Ec5tat1c]

We all should install it then

[@petrlaskevic1948]

And adding his own tracking software

[@mohandasjung]

​@@petrlaskevic1948 at this day and age, I have more trust on hackers than in big tech.

[@vikasreddy3603]

@@mohandasjung at least Microsoft will take money directly. If this developer wants to do something you will never even know. So there is that advantage...so go on.

[@TheDeathLove]

​@@mohandasjung I would rather have a secure data facility store my data and be legally liable and popular enough to have public backlash if done wrong than someone random in the population of 8 billion store and analyse my data.

[@TheRandomGuy570]

"Something computers haven't had for decades" Meanwhile, me still using my 1999 Dell server daily with 256MB of RAM...

[@Shigari_]

20 years is indeed "decades".

[@Helena-me6mp]

@@Shigari_ lmao

[@curtisonetwosteam]

Okay what's your point? He just mentioned his specs of his old pc

[@Ggfc-w9s]

​@@Shigari_ in terms of technology, yeah it is decades ago 🤣

[@fakealizer8280]

@@Ggfc-w9s in literal terms, yeah it is decades ago

[@funey9541]

Nah, on older hardware I highly prefer Linux. Edit:I change my mind. Tiny11 is actually very nice for older and even newer systems.

[@melomelo420]

i prefer linux too

[@StayMadNobodycares]

hardware you mean?

[@0l5to]

i have pc that doesn't support linux just a black screen

[@LaughingOrange]

@@0l5to What distro did you try? And what gpu is in the PC? Some distros don't support Nvidia GPUs out of the box, or at all.

[@FabioGamingFG]

​@@LaughingOrangeLinux moment

[@4cid-Andy]

"Runs on 300 Mb of RAM, computers haven't been able to do that since decades" Linux: let me introduce myself

[@HaThanhNek]

Yes, minimal installation of arch linux takes up only about 250 MB of ram

[@DustinKnustin]

I hate it that I can’t use Linux, cause I need windows for compatibility reasons. It amazes me how slow my computer is compared to my 2006 rig with xp Rip. Windows xp

[@HaThanhNek]

@@DustinKnustin Just use a virtual machine or wine, it's freaking easy

[@matcygal]

@@HaThanhNek looking glass + hardware passtrough

[@nikhat6884]

​@@DustinKnustin if you want to use apps like Microsoft word or whatever on Linux which isn't supported on Linux you can use wine to run them. Check more about wine and Windows only apps online

[@kaksakvisagie4131]

Yeah. Nothing screams 'secure' like a custom OS developed by some guy you don't know.

[@denz8ty648]

you do know its practically open source, the way windows is installed is that it just unpacks an install.wim file, if you are that paranoid then just go through it instead of getting fussy about it

[@GGigabiteM]

You're saying that like Windows directly from Microsoft is somehow more secure, when it is literally the KGB's wet dream of spying and data theft.

[@markc7933]

How well you know Bill?

[@DerHalbe]

Bill didn’t develop Win11 either but fact is we still don’t know the developer team or their leading person personally

[@saysalla]

I don't know anyone at Microsoft either though.

[@itsd0nk]

I remember having some sick special builds of windows XP like this back in the day. I still have the special sauce install discs to this day.

[@LOLA-zs5jh]

Hahahah, same!

[@Cyan37]

The best windows to date. Along with 7 in my opinion.

[@itsd0nk]

@@Cyan37 Fully agreed

[@NateCreed07]

The days of last xp.....

[@m1_zt360]

If you know any of the names of the builds, please share. I'm interested in messing around with these lol

[@KS-ep9rx]

Meanwhile Linux users with window managers

[@LaughingOrange]

GUI is bloat, terminal is the way to go if you need to save memory. My raspberry pi, doing nothing except running ssh and htop uses 94.4M of memory. That's 98 Megabytes if we account for htop not counting the same as Windows. It is usable, but a newbie wouldn't like the experience. There's still some bloat like CUPS, but I'm not interested in slimming it down any further for the time being.

[@arnowisp6244]

​@@LaughingOrange Dude. It's a Skeleton if you keep sliming it down.

[@randomuser5732]

​@@LaughingOrangebro tryna make a stick

[@brostein6]

​@@LaughingOrange there's lots of reasons to run headless servers, but some people like to actually open up KZbin on their computers.

[@baksoBoy]

@@brostein6 that gave me a stupid thought: what if you could watch KZbin through the terminal by it converting the frames into ASCII?... come to think of it that might already be a thing, since I hsve a vague memory of someone showing that to me.

[@MulekeTrairao]

After installing Tiny11, the OS just couldn't install new updates through Windows Update. Tiny11 also comes without some essential apps which you might have to redownload through the Microsoft Store. I recommend installing a full version of Windows 11 and doing your own debloat. That way, you are less likely to delete something important or break an essential feature.

[@Mynostrum]

I'm bad at this type of stuff, is there something I could use to tell what's bloatware and not something that might wreck my shit? I don't know if it's possible to toast your PC trying to remove bloatware but I'm curious

[@natcuber]

Now tiny11 can update in the latest version. I tried it, and it did update.

[@MeghanTheShade]

An essential feature like Copilot or Edge, you mean?

[@arnone1862]

I recommend following a KZbin video on how to make your own custom ISO

[@qdaniele97]

Considering how Windows auto updates are, more often than not, more likely to break something than to fix it, I would consider that a feature of Tiny11 instead of a limitation 😅

[@shane5186]

been running tiny7, and now tiny10 for decades... and never had issues on top end lappys... will be looking into this soon for my surface pro7 very soon

[@rdish9786]

i downloaded tiny10. I regretted it because it was a ltsc version. Is there a way to download tiny10 pro?

[@rdish9786]

I tried activating the last version but it would error

[@Half-V]

@@rdish9786 They use ltsc for a reason, it has less bloatware and receives no updates that could ruin your system. Tbh there are no other major differences from Pro besides what I just mentioned.

[@tankusfred]

Can you play game with it?

[@shane5186]

@@tankusfred yea, only just saw the rest of the responses... u dont have to use auto update to wreck ur versions... just download and manually update the stuff u need... it depends on ur use case... as for the lte versions, i automatically used the versions that needed pro cd keys... i personally just never use windows update... and most of the security updates wouldnt affect most people, but u should read them all and install what u need... tiny o/s is a basic o/s customised to ur needs, and u can install everything u need.... it just takes google and research... from a gaming rig to a design studio.

[@I-Am-The-Danger]

Although the Tiny11 ISO offers an alternative method to install Windows 11 on less powerful hardware, there are some caveats you have to consider. First, this is an unofficial image of Windows 11, which means that Microsoft does not support it. Second, you can encounter security problems because it’s unclear the vulnerabilities that this modified version of Windows 11 opens up since many of the system components have been removed, and no one knows if anything extra has been added to the image that may be considered of privacy concern.

[@kxpes]

At our current time, not only less support from ms is better. But if somebody removed ms tracking and added his own, it should be safer for us overall. It needs more than 1000ppl using it, without bank money missing to know for sure.

[@object.toString]

@@kxpesbank accounts are not the only way you can measure taking and telemetry

[@pottyputter05]

@@kxpes no, to all of this.

[@kxpes]

@@object.toString But usual hacker will not need anything else, this would be fastest way he would get positive out of this. Not to mention, that since win xp or prob earlier unofficial distributions of windows was better without crap. Not to mention that to gather information you need server to keep them onto. And number of people who will install tiny11 are less than 1% of windows users. That is why it would be insufficient for single 'hacker' to do so. So if they added anything, what and why they would have added to this?

[@kxpes]

@@pottyputter05 And any reasoning and argument behind this, or is it "just trust me bro"?

[@tylerkennedy698]

I am terrified by the security concerns that a 3rd party OS clone might bring up.

[@carterconger]

Especially a cut up and thinned down 3rd party os😂

[@gyrozeppeli00]

dont worry, microsoft already sold your information, there is exactly 0 privacy as long as your device is connected to the internet

[@thepinkplushie]

@@gyrozeppeli00security and privacy overlap but are different things. If you want total privacy, most every day things online will become tedious at best, prohibitively difficult or impossible at worst. But security is completely different. Windows 11 has very good built in security (despite a lot of misinformation to the contrary) and without knowing exactly what Tiny11 does, it may impact windows defender and firewall or leave "gaps".

[@martinforsbacke8827]

Does depend on what is altered As long the kernel is untouched security should not be comprised I think And windows have introduced a shit ton of apps and services that aren't interesting to everyone

[@zllky6241]

I never even thought someone could have the same profile pic as me

[@PrivateHellProductions]

After installing a game in tiny 11 'PC.exe" has stopped

[@USBMEDICMalcolmScole]

Try gpu drivers an dx .......

[@JITSBETRIPPENFR]

@@USBMEDICMalcolmScole I think he was joking

[@W-meme]

​​@@JITSBETRIPPENFR I think he was joking probably

[@lordturuLTSC]

No...but if you ran it with pentium 4 It Will Be.......... ....

[@PrivateHellProductions]

@@lordturuLTSC Ohh yes you are right. I remember playing crysis on my P4.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Those specs are the kind you'd expect to see on a Windows 98 or XP system.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

Definitely XP. 98 was still in the 16-64MB of RAM era.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

@@thebasketballhistorian3291 Windows 98 was designed to run with a maximum of 512 MB of RAM, though people back then seldom had that much.

[@LudietHistoria]

Damn so he just removed the various spyware windows 11 comes with and it's that small....

[@redcrafterlppa303]

Every sentence that starts with "you should uninstall windows 11" is definitely right.

[@jakeola10]

Auto hdr is whats making me think of upgrading to 11. A lot of older games that dont support hdr that i’d like to play in hdr

[@angelaizen2231]

Only its should be followed up by "install windows 10"

[@redcrafterlppa303]

@@kangerer8886 the problem is that dual booting sucks. I often use a combination of windows and Linux. That's the reason I use wsl to have both windows and Linux. But I would prefer a lsw (linux subsystem for windows) but it doesn't exist and likely never will. A low spec fully functional windows kernel that runs windows programs with 100% compatibility under a Linux hypervisor. The closest we have is wine and that's far from 100% and is not very performant

[@wallacesousuke1433]

​@@kangerer8886lol Linux for gaming, good one

[@RadialSeeker113]

​@@kangerer8886 cope af. Try running cb2077 with rtx on lol

[@thegoodolddayz6183]

Need a deeper dive into this build, simply because we don't know what has been taken out of it, but also don't know what might have been put in 🧐. I don't install stuff I don't trust.

[@ManuaL46]

exactly why I'd rather just install some distro of linux than these windows knock-offs. I'm not sure if this is FOSS, but if it isn't it's a red flag

[@The_Lord_of_Cryptids]

There was a bat script released that allows you to step by step remove features from a regular copy of windows 11 so you know exactly whats being changed. I believe it's called tiny builder.

[@juanferreira5931]

Like you would trust Microsoft. Riiight.

[@sentimers]

Arch be like "some thing that computer haven't had for decades"

[@josephrodgersjogabonito4624]

There are so many custom isos. Just use 1803, 1809 or 22h2 and then use a custom os like xos, fox etc. Windows 11 is worse in terms of latency by far, without much more compatibility. For reference I use xos 22h2.

[@kylemccall4306]

11 works perfectly fine

[@kylemccall4306]

It's ui is trash but nothing you articulate here is valid

[@josephrodgersjogabonito4624]

@@kylemccall4306 Yh I understand that it is completely fine for gaming etc. but I am just saying that technically if you put graphs together it would have higher latency. I just prefer an OS with better 1 percent lows and latency for my purposes. Hope that makes sense

[@kowhaifan1249]

​@@josephrodgersjogabonito4624 dude speak English bro I can't understand what you are saying

[@vinylSummer]

​@@kowhaifan1249 skill issue

[@1187209]

I imagine that removing the telemetry alone would vastly improve performance.

[@cylian91]

tiny11:exist linux: ha good joke

[@mackie219]

Tiny 11 is better for gaming

[@Baconator20000]

@@mackie219 lol, linux has been seen to have better performance for gaming than windows albeit having less support for vr and AAA games that dont use vulkan

[@kongsovanmony5064]

​@@Baconator20000 ​I heard that you have to code something into the terminal for it to be able to play games right? If it's true, hell that sounds like a lot of work.

[@Baconator20000]

@@kongsovanmony5064 not really, Some (I forgot the name for it so I'll just make one) linux recodes already have built-in game drivers, And due to amd drivers being open source, gaming in vulkan is very easy, And things like wine(I think is the name) can make games easy to run just by downloading it(I think it's a linux recode for gamers i forgor) And some games have even been recoded to run on vulkan, So no it's not alot of work, and besides, It's not you will code it anyway, That's why we made google after all

[@Baconator20000]

@Vaniq what has been, Performance or the compatability thing

[@raiduh899]

I use windows 11 and one feature I'm still pissy about is being unable to move the Taskbar's location. I liked having it at the top.

[@Thebigbean114]

Uhh just rotate your monitors 180 degrees, boom

[@ajnart_]

You can do it with some registry edits

[@DJBillyQ]

@Ajnart is correct! I also had this gripe but learned that it's possible via registry edits. ...I'm still not moving to Win11 yet though. 😅

[@DJBillyQ]

@Ajnart is correct! I also had this gripe but learned that it's possible via registry edits. ...I'm still not moving to Win11 yet though. 😅

[@HeikosTV]

Tiny11 doesn't receive any updates, and neither does the security one.

[@natcuber]

Now it does.

[@kmyymk2]

I smell a new dual boot option for my steam deck

[@ToatsMcGoats534]

if the OS can run games with no hiccups, let me know

[@ThatChrisKid96]

I installed it on mine today, redownloading MW2 now. So far it’s quick and responsive.

[@kmyymk2]

@@ThatChrisKid96 ahh beat me to it but right behind you gonna upgrade my internal storage first but waiting on my killswitch to arrive then I'm gonna mod that thing a bit and go crazy afterthat

[@anonnomous6223]

​@@kmyymk2 for lag switching??

[@kmyymk2]

@@anonnomous6223 no like where did that even come from lol also is lag switching a windows os only thing i'm lost 🤔 but if we're being serious it's a handheld saving as much space as possible is a win 🏆

[@retroftw]

Behold Brett, the king of shorts! The end is the beginning, his loops are eternal 😉

[@kurtsavage7511]

Dude my C drive has been screaming for relief thank you!

[@CTRLALTGeek]

Now I can finally install Windows 11 on my Windows XP PC.

[@Liampanto]

I love how many Linux users are in the chat. Open suse gang

[@fParad0x_]

Arch Linux gang

[@bayuwijaya8495]

​@@fParad0x_Not quite the same, but manjaro gang here

[@Liampanto]

@@bayuwijaya8495 Manjaros based on arch so yeah

[@SahilP2648]

Ubuntu gang Edit: Ubuntu sucks. KDE Neon gang.

[@Babalas]

NixOS with newm gang

[@prestonhal]

I think it’s cool that it opens up W11 to older hardware. But if your hardware already supports W11, then i found it easier to just manually remove as much bloat as possible.

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

Microsoft: "Windows 11 will run on select group of computers that we decide" Developers with some free time: "Are you sure about that"

[@venangoproductions]

“Older hardware”, my computer came out in 2020 and doesn’t support windows eleven

[@naraydaniels7832]

It’s probably that TPM module stuff

[@Pandacier]

Mine was released in 2022… I wanna die 😀

[@m0lDaViA]

Dunno what you got all mine is like from 5 years ago and still supported 😂

[@lollmaoon]

.... Your pc might have set up on the online shop in 2020 but uses 2009-2012 pc parts. (The most common out of the bunch is this Cpu, Xeon is a cheap server cpu and is powerfull to some extend.) I hope you didn't go for very cheap, cheap does NOT qualify for good most of the times. Take the gpu gt 1030 or gtx 1630 for example.

[@Xyler94]

It does, you just need to enable the TPM module. Any CPU built after 2017 has it.

[@__Merchant]

Tiny11 is a great idea, but there is a drawback. anything bad that happens to your pc with tiny11 installed may or may not be a bad case scenario as usually it can mean that tiny11 is the issue and not the pc itself. I got lucky and realized that my hard-drives were corrupting themselves so I managed to escape that hard-drive hell.

[@flumiie]

My Dad's old aged PC is currently using Tiny10, mainly for the accounting & excel stuff. Upgrading it from XP to Tiny10 is a bless for that PC.

[@Koriance]

What are the limitations is it free?

[@flumiie]

​@@Koriance It's just a very stripped down Windows but activation is still the same. Try Windows10Debloater otherwise. By the way, it's enterprise LTSC, so you need an enterprise key.

[@slaydog5102]

​@@Koriance no limitations.

[@Koriance]

@@slaydog5102 the video said there sre

[@flumiie]

fyi I am currently using Ghost Spectre Win 11

[@ridiculous_gaming]

Tiny is fantastic, for I even tried it, but you can't install all the updates, which is essential against new vulnerabilities.

[@tooManyMidgets]

Microaoft has a team writing those vulnerabilities probably

[@nickyvanhouwelingen]

Tiny11 could be a giant security issue. Nobody knows what the devs doing with the software. Also you will be running older version of win11 with unsolved security issues.

[@Man-xk9rz]

This is true. With any modified version of windows, it poses a security threat because anything could be shipped with the image. That's why I don't trust these debloated images at all and stick with the verified images from microsoft.

[@DJdoppIer]

Nice! I wonder if it would run well on a Core 2 Duo laptop? I'd love to try it out.

[@patrickglaser1560]

Something "windows" computers haven't had in decades

[@Filipex13]

lubuntu is just fast

[@patrickglaser1560]

@@Filipex13 by the way, I use Arch;)

[@Filipex13]

@@patrickglaser1560 why everyone uses arch? Btw i use arch

[@nuicedj9372]

Y’all really weird we all know windows is the best and the rest just some trash useless stuff

[@bearfm]

@@nuicedj9372 have you ever used linux? didnt think so

[@AkaObbies]

There is a Tiny10 btw. May be a better option for some devices because I have seen benchmarks showing windows 11 to be worse on older hardware

[@vic-issaczavala4323]

Tiny11 on steam deck would be interesting.

[@vic-issaczavala4323]

@@ScarletDeath1312 more ram for the power hungry windows more i can do on the system.

[@someoneofsomething]

it's supposed to be a good thing

[@luxpulvis]

I believe the steamdeck has hardware issues on windows.

[@arnowisp6244]

​@@luxpulvis Drivers helped eased that. Managed to run, play and record a game via OBS on my Win Deck.

[@bobsemple9341]

No it wouldn't, why put such a shit OS on it?

[@solarph]

a deeper dive on what the differences of Win11 and Tiny11 there are, since an experiment had been done and apparently Win11 still contains several Win10 programs (like Win10 File Explorer when Win11's File Explorer reverted to Win10 version when its program got deleted/corrupted) First guess on why Tiny11 was much smller is that the Win10 programs that Win11 may use as a fallback program also got removed from the OS.

[@illagevidiot8254]

Apps are the second worst thing about windows 11. (The worst is the start menu). But, startisback fixes that. It's so nice having a search feature that actually searches your computer rather than just the internet.

[@ahmedqushairy6619]

Already tried, so far so good. definitely recommend to have it over regular Win 11.

[@jandajanda2242]

Do you get security updates?

[@adxo]

Can you play Xbox games on it? Forza for example needs the Xbox services and also the firewall and windows defender. I don't play that game often but I still wouldn't consider installing it if that's not possible.

[@spring_nottheseason2484]

​@@turtle_fps Ok "Daniel Peterson, West Drive 17, LA" LMAOOO

[@turtle_fps]

@@spring_nottheseason2484 not even remotely close to any of my personal details, dont even live near the us

[@spring_nottheseason2484]

@@turtle_fps Really? thank god youre not from us 🙏

[@Minecraft94932]

I have everything running ReviOS 22H2. Best custom W11 OS out there imo

[@Privateerblack]

Of course Notepad is still going to be there. You can run something like Notepad on and Atari 2600. The basic word processor is one of the oldest programs in existence.

[@dylan_00]

This is cool in theory, but as others have pointed out there's virtually no way to know if it has malware. Instead, look into Linux Mint (as an example), I'm running it on my 2C/2T second-generation mobile i3 laptop and it's screaming fast

[@ArielK-a]

Truly Linux Mint is by far my favourite OS, just wished gaming companies would make more ports to Ubuntu based systems.

[@dylan_00]

@@ArielK-a Definitely understandable - thankfully Proton runs every game I play (save one, and that's because the devs won't flip the switch for anticheat). Proton really has come a very long way!

[@outsiders_network]

I just am surprised that there's now a stripped down version of win11

[@TP_Aimz]

Security updates: Am I a joke to you?

[@ampersanded]

Linux: Am I a joke to you?

[@yoplait3256]

Linux is great but some people just prefer windows.

[@naraydaniels7832]

Yes, at least I don’t have windows PTSD… yet

[@calmbeast1329]

One of the best shows i have ever seen..

[@energeticsecret2883]

Sounds good but how about its security? We need a deep dive on this

[@XVRickXV]

Run it on a sandbox and see what it does.

[@phokeydhoo8940]

"And get this instead.... " Linux! Windows 10? "Tiny 11" Oh.... no.

[@tOSdude]

Just remember, Windows 11 requires a 64 bit processor, so your Athlon XP or Pentium 4 won't run it no matter how much RAM you download.

[@_Jadewolf_]

To be fair, most actual Linux distributions no longer support 32bit processors as well ;-)

[@mulex8758]

​@@_Jadewolf_ Nahhh Even Ubuntu still supports 32 bit there is a lot of distributions out there that supports 32 bit tbh

[@dumbcatnya]

​@@_Jadewolf_ most distros still support 32 bit

[@TechRyze]

Duhh - just download an extra 32 bits.

[@ShinieGenie]

meanwhile Andriod and Microsoft talking about something; " You know, your tablets and whatever your doing is going up so nicely want this Tiny 11 on your os "

[@JD-lx2yf]

Meanwhile Linux has had the capabilities of being this tiny since day one. I'm glad you've had your Red Pill moment.

[@ForgetMisery]

The average person doesn't really use/understand Linux.

[@JD-lx2yf]

@@ForgetMisery The average person will directly or indirectly use a embedded linux box at least once a day. To say that the average person doesn't understand Linux, isn't giving much credit to the average person. Go back 20-30 years, I'd agree completely with you, however in the 2020s...I can't agree with your statement.

[@CreepyPears]

​@@ForgetMiseryI use and understand linux and it is EZ

[@Omfghellokitty]

That loop was flawless

[@edrayel]

I literally was scrolling to see if someone noticed.

[@yuripromonkey9171]

Considering that Windows 11 was running at 384 MB of RAM and having used storage of 8 GB, I could say in my opinion that even the other alternate version of tiny 11 could also run on 256MB of RAM and have low storage of 4GB minimum which in that case for the ancient 1990s PCs could work for some reason, including NixSys Legacy computers.

[@ayandhara]

Linux users watching from the corner of the room 😌

[@ExtremeHardcoreGamer]

The 1% of them 😊

[@Visquint]

@@ExtremeHardcoreGamer3 i think, also 97% of servers run linux

[@jobbygang]

I used something like this for one of my other PCs. It was Ghost Spectre Windows 11 super lite. May try this out sometime soon.

[@shirkedance]

I have used Ghost Spectre 10 Works great on my 2nd gen i3 laptop 💻

[@paro2210]

I saw a vid that compared the 2, and Ghost Spectre win 11 was even lighter.

[@gmirwin]

You had me at "You should uninstall Windows 11."

[@le9038]

as cool as Customized operating system can be, they can come with risks. for one, the creator of the custom operating system might have loaded it with malware installed on it and two, it might also have spyware. I would see custom windows operating systems as more of a novelty you should really only run in virtual machines rather than on your own computer.

[@itsuo163]

linux users having achieved the lowest minimum system requirements since forever:

[@slaydog5102]

Yet you still can't play multiple games on Linux.

[@vitorgabrielgomesrodrigues]

​@@slaydog5102 except you can?

[@maki49574]

Linux users being annoying

[@ethanfreeman1106]

this is genius. this is my ideal version of windows.

[@trickyrichard]

I installed linux mint on my old gaming laptop. Windows 10 would consume about 2.5gb/7.7 gb on startup with nothing running. MInt only ran with ~1gb/8.1gb and man i was shocked

[@cessnacitation-x]

I hope you're not still using that for gaming.

[@dwinkley]

​@@cessnacitation-x90% of games run on linux

[@cessnacitation-x]

@@dwinkley That's just blatantly false.

[@dwinkley]

@@cessnacitation-x nope. With compatibility layers lime wine and proton, almost everything works. Take for example the steam deck. It runs linux

[@cessnacitation-x]

@@dwinkley Steam deck is entirely proprietary. stupid comparison

[@2VNNK8MD]

It's great for VM, like, virus testing and things, so installation doesn't take much long, plus you can have crap hardware and still be able to run Windows 11 (Tiny11) just fine

[@CosmicChew]

I would like to see what wireshark has to say being ran against the Guest OS.

[@nahlies2382]

This is was software engineers should've been focused on. Minimalism that's actually useful

[@phase_shifter1375]

Stay on windows 10 or move over to Pop OS.

[@dusannestorovic5699]

I'm sticking to windows 10 untill they pry it from my cold dead hands or untill they disable it somehow.. probably going over to linux after that

[@madlad4206]

Definitely stop using it after they stop the security updates, or at least never connect it to the internet

[@stellarose03]

Ive been rocking this for a few months. There was actually a few things from windows i still wanted like the Outlook app and Xbox Bar thing. You can still enable those in regedit, so im pretty sure they disabled as much as they could in there. Its hard to find what you want in it though lol.

[@dwigtschrude]

The real question is how do I keep windows from trying to make me upgrade to 11 every time I boot

[@justrad7637]

Trick it somehow into thinking u dont have good enough specs for that , how to do it idk but its an idea

[@MAST]

If you mean W10 -> W11 then just don't have TPM2.0 on. Also you can set network as "mobile/data transfer connection"(idk how to name it in English) etc.

[@kowhaifan1249]

By downloading tiny11

[@execration_texts]

You can modify some registry keys to set the "target_feature_update"

[@dwigtschrude]

@@kowhaifan1249 I don’t want tiny11 I want windows 10

[@spkn]

I need a tiny10 lmao

[@DJBillyQ]

have you uh... tried searching for it yet? 😅

[@sjdaniels]

Perfect OS for Linux users who “NEED” Windows for Specific Tasks. Games, PhotoShop, or like myself Proprietary Network Security Tools. It’s stripped, but not limited… anything can be installed if “Wanted”. I absolutely love it, not more then Fedora 40, but for a activated Windows Distribution… awesome.

[@kurtnelle]

I wonder how it will perform on the Steam Deck

[@ILLBO8]

I wonder if I should do it

[@akaLivid]

Linux rn: “am I a joke to you?”

[@SlainByTheWire]

I have W10 to go on an SD card in my Steam Deck for certain games. All I care about is getting rid of bloat and telemetry. I can only dream of the day people bin Windows and use Linux, but people apparently don't seem to give a shit about privacy or actually owning their PC.

[@raktul3697]

​@@SlainByTheWire well, windows is still easier to use than Linux so as long as Linux stays like a programmers/people with free time only thing, Average people will not use it, or at least that's what I understand

[@FyrN69]

​@@raktul3697 i think that there is many linux distros that are easier to use, and easier to install, like linux mint for example

[@user-vq5bn9ut7i]

We don't need new features; we just need to run the new app. Damn Microsoft.

[@WolfireGaming]

TPM would like to know your location.

[@megaman6710]

TPM already knows your location.

[@fParad0x_]

TPM knows your location by knowing where you aren't

[@rolls_8798]

"you should uninstall windows-" there. that's it. I mean, this seems cool and all but linux exists and Microsoft is an asshole and I don't know why you would ever want windows 11 let alone make accommodations to make it feasible

[@notlNSIGHT]

If you have a 12th gen or newer CPU, it makes a lot of sense.

[@rolls_8798]

@@notlNSIGHT if you have 12th gen or newer cpu, I doubt you're doing this. and I'd still be using Linux. a far better option than this would be forcing Windows 10 back onto your PC

[@notlNSIGHT]

@@rolls_8798 Windows 11 was built with 12th Gen IN MIND.

[@rolls_8798]

@@notlNSIGHT okay, I'll admit I don't have much experience with the minutae of the Windows 11 processes, but to me, that UI is unforgivable

[@notlNSIGHT]

@@rolls_8798 You get used to it after a while. I was a hater too but then I used it

[@JohnDabs420]

I built a computer for the first time. I'm still not understanding why windows 11 uses basically 8 gigs of RAM just chilling doing nothing. I started to understand why people use Linux lol

[@denz8ty648]

High ram usage isnt a bad thing, windows tries to shove everything that you might use into the ram to speed things up and instantly present them, rather than wait for you to open it and also wait for that hard drive to slowly shove it to the ram then to your display

[@briananon4303]

Yeah Linux would be a better option.

[@MightyMax0]

Still using Tiny 11 since December 2023. Does a really good job on my Pentium G2020 PC

[@Man-xk9rz]

Hey, you should be very careful of modified versions of windows. These versions can sometimes come with undesirable modifications that could impact your security.

[@MightyMax0]

@@Man-xk9rz I mean. I didnt have any problems with security at all. No malware or anything and the security works just fine.

[@markhottman2652]

WOW windows smaller than Puppy Linux. Some one worked HARD for that gem 💎 of Windows polished 💩

[@kasiarzpl8647]

laughs in linux 🐧

[@smartduck904]

But can it run Crysis?

[@Strawbed]

But Can It run Doom?

[@The-die-youve-created]

Tiny is a good idea. But (oh yes there's a but) it's not anything that you should even consider typing credicard information into or connecting to the web. Use an older Microsoft OS, Lynx (or Chrome if Lynx is too confusing).

[@muIIetman]

*Ah yes, because getting the older OS without security updates is obviously better than a modded modern updated OS. That just has so much logic to it*

[@madlad4206]

@@muIIetmanboth are terrible options

[@wilhelmpaulm]

2 months later "how did I get hacked?"

[@MarcoGG95]

With arm integrated kernel it could work on a raspberry pi

[@PhantomCheddar]

the only thing that worries me is not receiving regular security updates. windows defender is pretty solid nowadays.

[@eavyeavy2864]

windows defender do protect you?

[@PhantomCheddar]

@@eavyeavy2864 yes, windows defender do the protect!

[@jackbaldur653]

I'm staying on 10 lol

[@MechanicalExtras]

Smart man here ⬆️

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Agreeeeeeee

[@toehacker7146]

I didn't make it past 7

[@umikaliprivate]

just get Linux mint, You'll have to migrate to Linux sooner, or later. And It's also not as bloated, and free, So you can sell your microshit windows license.

[@mulex8758]

​@Перчатки Did you try running the software through Wine? Also there are a lot of web browsers out there I'm sure you can find a better alternative

[@The_Kahsu]

ALWAYS REMEMBER: While it is a cut down version of Windows that can be beneficial for older hardware for not ever sign into your Microsoft account on this or anything else that can get you hacked. This is a use at your own risk by Microsoft. It is made by a third party.

[@melomelo420]

i thought that's linux

[@IBims1Mark]

welcome to Windows ;3

[@melomelo420]

@@IBims1Mark what? about size, because it's so small, small resource usage, and on apmost any linux you can change theme

[@AbauBabai]

Just install Linux bruuh

[@relasoft]

Back in the day, i manage to install Win95 on a 128MB HDD. Was bearly a system usable for any basic user, but was a fun "proyect".

[@connimii9086]

Yes, but tiny 11 is also missing features like being able to print. I read through some subreddits discussing tiny 11 and as far as I know tiny 11 is sorta...meh

[@tomaselke3670]

If you run it on PC's that don't meet the official specs, don't be surprised when you update it and MS bricks it.

[@JoJoGaminG36]

Tiny 11 has a big and major problem and the reason why I would never use it. It doesn't get updates. You need to install a new version of it everytime they release one. And without updates, you don't get security updates as well, meaning your system is vulnerable to attacks.

[@ruruchi_]

From my experience with Tiny10/11 as a programmer, it lacks a lot of things. No header files for C/C++ Programming, no WinSxS so you can't install .NET or Microsoft store, therefore no foreign languages as the one used for installation, issues with DirectX installs, issues with driver needing specific frameworks/libraries not included etc. Everything mentioned here has to be installed manually, and even with a lot of experience on Windows, it's a pain in the ass. However the fact that it is bloatfree is what drew me with that OS, but you have to be warned on how much stuff is missing and knowledge/troubleshooting skills you need to make an OS. Imagine a Linux distro but without a package manager, and cascade dependency install. That's basically the Tiny experience.

[@Jiyoon02]

The limitation : Many apps and features are cut out. Honestly I see that as an absolute big W