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 ...

Microsoft takes on Ninite with easy batch multi-app installations

The Microsoft Store can now simultaneously download multiple apps in a batch file, a capability that Ninite has been ...
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Flash Survey: Hospital IT Ops Leaders Name 2026 Must-Dos Across Tight, Flat, and Growth Budgets

Operators highlight practical levers to speed AI, interoperability, and cyber resilience SAN ANTONIO, TX / ACCESS Newswire / November 3, 2025 / Black Book™ today released results from a flash survey ...
PC Gamer

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

Last year, we saw another software tinkerer shrink Windows 11 down to only 100 MB by making it throwback to its DOS era. A GUI? Who needs it! As for something actually usable, the nano11 project ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Stop downloading software from websites: Windows has a built-in package manager

Installing apps from the internet can be dangerous, but a package manager can reduce a lot of that risk — and Windows has one ...
MUO on MSN

4 command-line tools I always install on Windows PCs

Y ou may assume the command line is only for system admins or developers; but for any power user, it's a great tool if you ...

Two Windows vulnerabilities, one a 0-day, are under active exploitation

Two Windows vulnerabilities—one a zero-day that has been known to attackers since 2017 and the other a critical flaw that Microsoft initially tried and failed to patch recently—are under active ...