If you’re a tinkerer, this is a golden age. If you’re an average user waiting for a one-click solution, give it another year – the Snapdragon X Elite wave will force the hand of both Microsoft and the modding community.
| Metric | Stock Win11 ARM64 | Manually Debloated (Tiny10-style) | |--------|-------------------|------------------------------------| | | 26 GB | 9.2 GB | | RAM usage (idle) | 2.1 GB | 1.0 GB | | Background processes | 135 | 78 | | Boot time (RPi5, NVMe) | 42 sec | 27 sec | | Disk writes/hour (telemetry) | ~800 MB | ~90 MB | | Battery life (Surface Pro 9) | 7 hours | 9.5 hours (estimated) | tiny10 arm64
In the world of Windows debloating, few names carry as much weight as Tiny10 . Created by developer NTDEV, Tiny10 has become the gold standard for users who want to strip Windows 10 down to its bare essentials—removing bloatware, telemetry, background services, and unnecessary components to create a snappy, lightweight OS suitable for old hardware or virtual machines. If you’re a tinkerer, this is a golden age
However, the building blocks exist. With manual debloating scripts, NTLite, and some ARM-specific driver care, you can achieve 90% of the Tiny10 experience on your Surface Pro 9, ThinkPad X13s, or Raspberry Pi 5. Created by developer NTDEV, Tiny10 has become the