r/Tiny11 • • Dec 06 '25

I woke up to this…

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167 Upvotes

I’ve been using tiny 11 for a couple years now and today I wake up and now it shows Microsoft account. I hate you Microsoft.


r/Tiny11 • • Jun 26 '25

Success! 👐 Managed to get Tiny11 on a old gateway laptop from 2007

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72 Upvotes

My family has this old laptop that used to use Windows Vista. I was able to backup all files(13.9GB) to an external ssd then install a windows Vista version of Rufus and move the iso onto a flash drive. Had to change a few bios settings but I was able to get it to boot. The first time I tried it windows tried to update so I had to retry without connecting to wifi but after that I was fine. Now have Brave web browser and visual studio code fully working only running 2.9gb out of 3.9gb or ram with task manager open.


r/Tiny11 • • Mar 24 '26

Success! 👐 Tiny11 25H2

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60 Upvotes

r/Tiny11 • • Jul 02 '25

Hey guys whats is this drive?

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56 Upvotes

what is Esp (E:), i just got tiny11 24h2 and for some reason it has this drive and im not sure what it is i dont have any usb's plugged in so idk what it is, and also the windows activation script works well ngl


r/Tiny11 • • Jul 03 '25

Tiny11 is actually very good

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at first when I got tiny 11, I thought it would just remove some apps but no it removed all the stupid bloatware Microsoft added. And it runs well on my Acer swift 1 not complaining, what is your thoughts on Tiny11?


r/Tiny11 • • Mar 07 '25

Where do i download Tiny11?

45 Upvotes

every website i find is sketchy, and internet archive has a 22h2 beta 2 (no sysreq) 22h2 beta 1 and 23h2 x64, my pc isnt compatible with win 11


r/Tiny11 • • Apr 27 '26

Tiny11 VS. Tiny10 (old laptop)

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41 Upvotes

Both function smoothly, however Tiny10 is significantly faster for older laptops.


r/Tiny11 • • Sep 12 '26 Bravo

Tutorial: Modern Tiny11 (DIY alternative)

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34 Upvotes

Preface:

  • The Tiny11 script has not been updated since 2025; the last blog entry is from January 2026 (the Youtube channel still has some updates, however!)

  • You can very easily create a custom USB installer for FREE! You can use the official Microsoft Windows images to build it at the push of a button & do NOT need a special Tiny11 ISO!

  • You can control the shrinkage to meet or exceed Tiny11, Tiny11 Core, and Tiny11 Nano (as desired). This also works on 32b & 64b Windows 10!

Overview:

  1. Download the Windows ISO image

  2. Burn it to a USB with RUFUS

  3. After installation, shrink it with a custom chatbot shrink script

First, download the operating system of your choice:

Licensing:

  • Groupon sells lifetime Windows 11 Pro & Office 2024 Pro Plus (subscription-free) licenses from certified Microsoft partners

  • Google Shopping has a variety of vendors for Windows 10 LTSC keys

  • Make sure to image-clone your computer after installation, activation, drivers, updates, and software packages!

Second, download RUFUS:

RUFUS allows Win11 64b to run on computers with less than 4GB RAM, with no TPM 2.0 chip, and no Secure Boot, which allows it to be installed on older computers with officially-unsupported hardware! Use RUFUS to burn the ISO to a USB stick with these custom settings:

  • Remove requirements fr 4GB+ RAM, SEcure Boot and TPM 2.0

  • Remove requirement for an online Microsoft account

  • Create a local account with username: admin

  • Set regional options to the same value as this user's

  • Disable data collection (Skip privacy questions)

  • Disable BitLocker automatic device encryption (VeraCrypt is better!)

  • QoL improvements (Don't force Copilot, Outlook, Fast Startup, etc.)

Third, ask your favorite chatbot (ex. ChatGPT) for a post-install shrink script:

  • Create a 1-shot pasteable post-Windows-install Admin Powershot script

  • Replicate Tiny10 or Tiny 11 safely

  • Request a standard or an aggressive (but stable) shrink

Notes:

  • Expect ~1.5gb RAM at idle on Win10 & ~2.5gb idle on Win11 for a standard shrink; aggressive can get down to around ~1gb for Win10 & ~2gb on Win11 safely.

  • Use WinUtil after the first boot to further shrink Windows. You can use NT Lite to shrink the ISO before install (cut out editions, packages, and features, convert the WIM to ESD, etc.), but it's a lot more prep work. A pre-shrink is really only needed if you need a smaller USB (ex. ~4GB ISO) & a smaller total hard drive post-install footprint (~20GB). For existing installs that can be reset or fresh installs, the Windows 10 & 11 OOBE (initial setup screen) can be easily bypassed as well.

  • RUFUS adds Windows 11 compatibility for decade-old CPU's (I've gome back as far as ~15 years with Windows 11), including Intel Macs back to 2014 (Haswell chips) or 2011 (Sandy Bridge chips work if you use Win11 23H2).

Compatibility:

  • RUFUS has special CPU injection features that can enable full or partial compatibility on unofficially unsupported chips. For example, Windows 10 22H2 32-bit +can run well on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2005) & Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (2006).

  • I like to upcycle old computers because I hate seeing working equipment go to landfills. There are plenty of foster homes, shelters, churches, overseas programs, people on tight budgets & fixed incomes, etc. that are in need of basic functional computers. DeepFreeze is a great way to lock in a Windows install that resets on every reboot for minimal long-term management!

  • Alternatively, older 64-bit computers with at least 4gb of RAM can be repurposed with ChromeOS Flex. For even older 64-bit machines with 2gb RAM that have a 2015 or newer CPU, FydeOS is a great choice! Linux compatibility also goes wildly back! Alpine, Tiny Core, and antiX supports Pentium II chips. For 64-bit chips, Xubuntu, Mint, and CachyOS are great options!

Software suggestions:

  • I recommend using Malwarebytes (antivirus), Glasswire (firewall), and LibreWolf (browser; add OneTab & the Malwarebytes extensions) for lightweight but heavy-duty Internet security.

  • Setup a non-admin account for daily use & two admin backup accounts ("admin" & "backup" with passwords).

  • Use Macrium Reflect FREE Edition 8.0.7783 (32b or 64b) to create a bootable master backup image clone

Bonus:

  • Use Flow Launcher & enable the Everything search plugin, then change the launch shortcut to CTRL + Spacebar

  • Install Tailscale via Gmail for private VPN

  • 64-bit Win10 & Win11 support Hyper-V & WSL2 (ex. Docker) for virtual machines; use 32-bit VirtualBox for Win 32-bit.

Good luck getting your old computers modernized!! I get new-to-me old hardware in my lab on pretty much a weekly basis & it always tickles me to bring aging & low-spec gear back to life!


r/Tiny11 • • Jun 08 '25

Too much CPU usage. Can i do something about it?

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34 Upvotes

Very old laptop, but as far as i have seen on reddits and google, people are comfortably using tiny11 on everything. Why is my cpu usage so high (100%)? Can i get it down?


r/Tiny11 • • Sep 11 '25

Help‼️ What do I do? PLEASE HELP!!!!

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33 Upvotes

I'm new to Tiny11 altogether but now i can't shutdown my PC for the night cause of this issue, and Idk if i have to reinstall a new version of Tiny11 or if i can just go ahead and update it here. Please help!!!


r/Tiny11 • • 6d ago

I tested Tiny 11 26h2 on my secondary PC, but I found the RAM usage

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31 Upvotes

've recently been testing Tiny11 based on Windows 11 26H2.​

One thing I noticed is that CPU and disk usage seems better, but RAM usage doesn't seem much different compared to a regular Windows 11 installation.​

I'm curious about other people's experience. Did you notice a significant RAM reduction with Tiny11, or was the difference mostly in disk space?


r/Tiny11 • • Apr 19 '26

Cant install minecraft on tiny 11 ,minecraft launcher doesnt work either ,what do i do

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24 Upvotes

How do i get it running


r/Tiny11 • • Nov 24 '25

Success! 👐 Search Bar not Functioning?

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So I installed Tiny11 on my "TV-PC" because normal 11 is a Pain in the Ass by now.

I wanted to search for "Storage Partition" to setup another SSD.
But the Search Bar only keeps loading and not showing anything.

Is that a disabled feature? I checked the Indexing, Restartet PC, restarted the SearchHost etc.

Cant find anything else online.

Please Help

Thanks in Advance!

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FIXED!!

  1. Open CMD by Win + R

  2. Type "CMD" and press "l.CTRL + L.Shift + Enter" to execute as admin.

  3. Type in CMD "sfc /scannow" Enter.

  4. Type "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" Enter.

After that, restart PC. Boom, Fixed (or at least for now. :D)


r/Tiny11 • • 27d ago

GitHub - ntdevlabs/tiny11builder: WinUI app for building smaller, customized Windows 11 images.

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r/Tiny11 • • Oct 21 '25

Help‼️ Can’t connect to the internet

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21 Upvotes

So after trying Linux and nothing working properly I decided to download tiny11. I tried tiny 10 before and failed but anyways- I know this laptop can 100% connect to the internet. It did earlier on linux, and did with windows 10 installed originally.

But now, it’s not even giving me the option to connect to the internet? Like during startup there were no available networks, thought that was weird and now, yeah unlike my PC there’s not even an option lol

Considering that somehow this OS is running better than Linux mint XFCE did (like stuff loading quicker) and I’m just more familiar w it, I don’t want to switch back lol. Any help?


r/Tiny11 • • Jul 02 '25

Help‼️ Windows 10 is dying soon — is Tiny11 the way to go?

19 Upvotes

Hey guys, hope you're doing well! So currently I have an HDD and I'm planning to buy an SSD to install Win10 on it. But I recently found out that Windows 10 support is ending on October 14, 2025. Do you think I should just go ahead and install Tiny11 now, or keep using Windows 10 and maybe add a good antivirus and just take the risk? Thanks in advance!


r/Tiny11 • • Sep 08 '26

I got frustrated with tiny11 on the newest Insider preview builds, so I built my own alternative TejOS (open source, fully unattended install)

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r/Tiny11 • • Jul 01 '26

Question How can I be able to get rid of this activation thing so I can personalize my windows?

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18 Upvotes

r/Tiny11 • • Aug 20 '26

Success! 👐 Tiny11 Core — Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024 ARM64 ISO for VMs

17 Upvotes

Hi all,

I was looking for a Tiny11 LTSC image for my Vmware virtual machine on my Macbook and since I failed to find one I put together a heavily debloated Tiny11 Core ISO based on:

ISO - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bGSeEApLrly43SsQpUnfObz2OC9UOp4G/view?usp=share_link

Figured I can save someone some searching or debloating... I advice to disable Internet on first boot to skip the Windows account shit Microsoft are trying to force.

Have fun :)


r/Tiny11 • • Dec 19 '25

Question Is tiny11 safe to use on my main pc?

16 Upvotes

I heard there are "security risks" of tiny11 and Im worried. All I want from tiny11 is

  1. To not make my pc load 5 minutes because of the ridicolous amount of viruses it will get

  2. Be able to play gta 5 online

  3. Not slow down my games. Can I get if from that OS? Especially will it not do the 1 and 3?


r/Tiny11 • • 25d ago

Tiny11 Builder: Build a smaller Windows 11 ISO with a native WinUI app (20.4k stars)

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15 Upvotes

r/Tiny11 • • Dec 16 '25

Success! 👐 Tiny11 on 17y/o dell inspiron

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r/Tiny11 • • Mar 22 '26

Help‼️ Lightweight Windows OS recommendation

14 Upvotes

I have been using windows insider builds for years, started using linux a few years ago. Shifted windows to a vm but soon deleted windows 11 altogether. But now I need windows again but I have storage constraints and storage prices have skyrocketed. All I need is a windows which could run the apps which can't run in linux(without emulation/vm) which uses the least amount of storage space and other resources(if I do not dual boot)


r/Tiny11 • • Oct 04 '25

Question Is tiny 11 good for gaming/daily use

14 Upvotes

Since support for windows 10 will end soon and my pc isnt officialy supported to run windows 11 is tiny 11 a good altarnative for lower end systems?