Tiny 11 Highly Compressed Fixed Jun 2026

Instead of trusting a compressed repack, use (available on GitHub: tiny11builder ). This script takes a legitimate Windows 11 ISO and strips it down. You then compress it yourself using 7-Zip. It takes 30 minutes but is 100% safe.

| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | | ~3–5 GB compressed (vs. official Windows 11 ~5–6 GB compressed, ~20 GB+ installed) | | Low RAM usage | Boots with ~1–1.5 GB RAM (official needs ~4 GB recommended) | | Low disk footprint | Installs to ~5–10 GB (official ~20–30 GB after updates) | | Removed bloatware | No Edge (sometimes), no OneDrive, no Xbox, no Cortana, no Teams, no News/Weather widgets | | No TPM 2.0 / Secure Boot / 4GB+ RAM requirement | Bypasses official hardware restrictions — runs on old PCs (Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, legacy BIOS) | | Windows Update often disabled or removable | Prevents forced feature updates that re-add bloat | | Still has core Windows 11 UI | New Start menu, centered taskbar, rounded corners, File Explorer tabs (if 22H2+) | | Supports basic apps | Can run .exe, .msi, portable apps, some UWP (limited) | tiny 11 highly compressed

If you want the benefit of a small Windows 11 without the viruses, do not download a random "highly compressed" ISO. Build it yourself. Instead of trusting a compressed repack, use (available

| Machine | Specs | Stock Win11 | Tiny 11 Highly Compressed | |---------|-------|-------------|----------------------------| | Dell Latitude 3190 | Celeron N4120, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC | Would not install (no TPM) | Boots in 22 seconds, 1.1GB RAM idle | | Surface Pro 4 (2015) | Core m3, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD | Unusable (100% disk usage) | 45% disk usage, responsive | | VirtualBox VM | 2 vCPU, 2GB RAM, 20GB VDI | Failed to install (low RAM) | Runs Office 2016, Chrome (2 tabs) | It takes 30 minutes but is 100% safe

You cannot magically make Windows smaller without deleting critical system files. These "highly compressed" versions often use aggressive NTFS compression, meaning the files are tiny on disk but expand during installation.