Stripped-down Windows 7 fits in 69MB download, with some caveats

Windows enthusiasts have been stripping the operating system down to its bare minimum for years. Now, a user known as "Xeno" on X has reduced one ...

Windows 10 end of life has been and gone - but millions of people are still using it, despite the serious risks

A broader look over the course of the past five years shows Windows 11 adoption climbing steadily, but Windows 10 remained users’ first choice right up until July 2025, when the flagship OS finally ...

Microsoft admits that Windows 10 is wrongly telling users they're out of support — here's the fix

A Windows Update bug is causing Windows 10 users to see an error when they check for updates, even when enrolled into ...

Lone developer shrinks Window 7 down to 69 MB, claims 'virtually nothing can run' but that it does actually boot

It's only the latest in a long line of unofficial attempts to shrink Windows. Last year, we saw another software tinkerer ...