For the most part, Windows 11 isn’t a bad operating system, although its adoption rate is slower than Microsoft would like. Its system requirements mean it requires a relatively beefy system to run, and it comes with more than its fair share of bloatware crap.
Thanks to the release of a new version of Tiny11 Builder, it is possible to create an unlocked Windows 11 image from any version of Windows 11, allowing you to free up system resources for the apps you actually want to use.
Tiny11 Builder is a free tool created by NTDEV. It has been around for a while, but was limited to specific versions of Windows. The new version (spotted by Neowin) allows it to be used with any version of Windows 11, as well as with any language or architecture. This ability to take control of your Windows results from the enhanced capabilities of PowerShell. So thank you for that Microsoft!
Tiny11 is available on the NTDEV GitHub page. To run it, you need to set PowerShell to unrestricted using the Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted command. Once done, simply follow the instructions provided.
Tiny11 removes the following apps: Clipchamp, News, Weather, Xbox (although the Xbox Identity Provider is still there, so it should be possible to reinstall without issue), GetHelp, GetStarted, Office Hub, Solitaire, PeopleApp, PowerAutomate , ToDo, Alarms, Mail and Calendar, Comment Center, Maps, Audio Recorder, Your Phone, Media Player, QuickAssist, Internet Explorer, Tablet PC Math, Edge and OneDrive.
For better or worse, I use Google for browsing, messaging, and work tasks. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t need anything removed. The only exception is Edge, which I would normally use to download Chrome or as a backup browser in case there’s a problem with a page in Chrome, although that’s easy enough to recover from the Microsoft Store.
In addition to removing these apps, the tool also bypasses the requirement to create or use a Microsoft account. You can already ignore this using a tool like Rufus, but it’s nice that Tiny11 removes it too.
I tried the new Tiny11 builder using an old Windows 11 ISO that I had on my work PC. After running the script, the resulting ISO file was a gigabyte smaller than the original.
I have an old Dell And it will definitely use less RAM.
