neofita Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 It seems Microsoft is working on a cut down version of Windows 10 for the next major release of Windows 10. As spotted by Lucas on Twitter, Windows 10 Lean’s installer is 2 GB smaller than Windows 10 Pro and is missing basics such as wallpaper, drivers for CD and DVD Drives and even apps such as RegEdit. Interestingly these apps are however not restricted, and once imported you can run RegEdit without any issue, meaning while being smaller the OS is not restricted in any way. It launched by default in Windows 10 S mode however and also identifies as Windows 10 CloudE. It is not clear what Microsoft plans to do with the SKU. It may simply be intended for virtual machines, or Microsoft may be looking to make another go at a version of Windows for really low-powered devices. Keep an eye on the site for the latest developments in this story. source regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virge Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Here are a few ways to reduce the size of Windows 10. Kill the Windows "apps" and Microsoft store. Kill Windows Media Player Kill Windows Edge Kill Windows Defender Kill Cortana Make one control panel that combines both control panel and pc settings panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADN Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 It seems that Microsoft is working on yet another version of Windows, and this time it's called Windows 10 Lean. It was spotted in the ISO for the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview, build 17650. Of course, Windows 10 Lean won't be its official name when it launches. It's more likely that this is similar to when Windows 10 Cloud showed up, and that ended up being Windows 10 S. Spotted by Lucan on Twitter, the OS is slimmed down, with an installation size that's about 2GB smaller than Windows 10 Pro. It's also missing about 50.5k files that are in Pro, including things like wallpapers, the Registry Editor, and MMC management console, and more. Other inbox apps, like the legacy Internet Explorer, Paint, Photos, Maps, Groove Music, Movies & TV, and more, are also gone. At first glance, this might seem like an early version of Windows Core OS, the more modular version of Windows 10 that would only install components as necessary. It is not. In fact, this slimmed down version of the OS still has Win32 support, something that you probably wouldn't see from a base installation of a more modern version of Windows. This is more likely to be a slimmed down version of Windows 10 that's made for devices with low storage. Microsoft still lists 16GB as the minimum amount of storage for a 32-bit installation of Windows 10, and 20GB as the minimum for 64-bit. There are still plenty of devices that ship with 32GB, and that still leaves very little room for actual use after Windows is installed. The Redstone 5 update won't be finalized until this fall, so it will be a while until we see Windows 10 Lean in action. Hopefully, Microsoft will tell us more sooner rather than later. Neowin.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisam Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 20 hours ago, Adn.naw said: Microsoft still lists 16GB as the minimum amount of storage for a 32-bit installation of Windows 10, and 20GB as the minimum for 64-bit. Can't but disagree with this statement. Strangely Microsoft always UNDERESTIMATES the real RAM memory, storing space and CPU needed by its different versions of Windows. I couldn't tell if you really can use Windows 10 with a minimum storage of 20 Gb (I have it installed on a 1 Tb drive) but certainly, I have Windows 7 SP1 installed on a 70 Gb hard drive (AMD Dual Core 4200+), have about 15 Gb of free space and probably couldn't use it reasonably with less. When you want to use Windows, it's simply not enough instaling it. You must guarantee space for all the X86 and X64 Program Files you need to use, keeping data on another media, in my case, a 2 Tb HD. Just as a typical example, I remember having seen years ago that you can "run" Windows XP with 256 Mb RAM. Well, to call it "run" is an eufemism! Even 512 Mb resulted to small. So, as soon as I could I upgraded to 1 Gb. I'm not sure how much storing space are you supposed to have for XP but after I started with 20 Gb, I had to install a 40 Gb drive to get it working... more or less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 10:14 PM, Adn.naw said: It seems that Microsoft is working on yet another version of Windows, and this time it's called Windows 10 Lean. For years users have been clamoring for a version of Windows without all the bloat and crap. In other words just the base operating system with no apps or other bullshit. It would be nice to think that Microsoft would release a version that was 'really' lean but that will never happen. Unfortunately, every operating system takes a page out of Microsoft and adds all their stupid apps to an OS. Look at Android. Google puts its apps in it, then if you have a Samsung it puts its apps on it, and then Verizon has to add it apps on it. And you can't get rid of them. Sometimes you can disable them but then when it sees an update for one it enables it again and you can't ignore the update since it just keeps showing up till you run it. It's stupid that you can't get a plain copy of Windows or Android without all the crap. I haven't forgotten about Mac OSX, just didn't want to write a book, just make a few comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Quote It's also missing about 50.5k files that are in Pro, including things like wallpapers, the Registry Editor, and MMC management console, and more. This is not acceptable. Quote Other inbox apps, like the legacy Internet Explorer, Paint, Photos, Maps, Groove Music, Movies & TV, and more, are also gone. This one is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coromonadalix Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 and now people will complain its too lean loll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSW Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Thankfully I've been using stripped down versions of Windows since 2005/2006 (cant' quite remember) His name was eXPerience - anyone remember him? The stripped, registry tweaked Server 2003 was excellent indeed the REAL XP, it never degraded like XP, had better frame rates for gaming and could take 16GB RAM. He also did a Windows 7 before anyone else but it didn't support gaming if I remember correctly. It was, however, perfect for 'everyday' usage of a PC if you wanted to use Windows 7 instead of XP. PS. Windows own stripped down version will be shit no doubt. I wonder if they offer a registry tweaked version too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassZERO Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Windows Lean has many bugs! even CD wont read.. https://twitter.com/tfwboredom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty6100 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 This is not acceptable. I could not agree more. Altering the registry can be a complicated mess if you don't know what you're doing, but I want control of certain aspects of my OS. I would not use Lean because it would limit the control of what can be changed. I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassZERO Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Windows Lean has many bugs! even CD wont read.. https://twitter.com/tfwboredom The Good thing I see is the MS Store it makes apps more updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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