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A developer shrank Windows 11 down to just 667MB. It fits on a CD

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One developer has shrunk Windows 11—which, when fully installed, typically takes up to 35GB of storage space—down to an astonishing 667MB prior to installation and only 883MB after installation. That’s a 97.5% shrinkdown, and the end result is small enough to fit on a single CD. The project, called Pico11, is the brainchild of engineering student and developer NTDEV. He presented the proof of concept in a YouTube video , explaining that it’s not a finished product yet but still demonstrates the possibility of reducing the size of Windows 11 significantly. It’s quite astonishing that the…

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    A developer shrank Windows 11 down to just 667MB. It fits on a CD

    One developer has shrunk Windows 11—which, when fully installed, typically takes up to 35GB of storage space—down to an astonishing 667MB prior to installation and only 883MB after installation. That’s a 97.5% shrinkdown, and the end result is small enough to fit on a single...