Minimal iterations of the Modern Windows operating system
Minimal iterations of the Modern Windows operating system
A long time ago, there used to be a fan-made version of Windows 98 called (IIRC) 98Lite. It stripped out a ton of things that was felt not to be required to function. I'm running a VM on a spare system as a testbed, and some kind of ultra lightweight stripped down Windows OS would be great. Does anyone have direct experience with a "lite" version of XP, 7,8 or 10 (Even lighter than LTSB) if such things exist?
You should consider reducing CPU usage, disk space, or RAM. The current setup uses minimal CPU power. LTSB offers similar performance with fewer features, which may limit usability. Server environments tend to be more memory-efficient. From a storage perspective, Windows 10 works well on a 16GB SSD, so it doesn’t consume much space.
CPU and RAM basics. Less memory usage is preferable. Storage capacity I own is huge, and I haven’t seen much progress on that front...
Don't recall 7, but 10 definitely came up recently in the news.
It's already quite light on the CPU. RAM usually isn't active much, so it doesn't consume much power. Typically, you'd expect around 2GB for Windows 10. With ballooning, the VM can have a lot more RAM and only uses what it needs. What are you trying to achieve in these VMs?
What operating system is installed on the host? If you're using Windows, also check Hyper-V.