Microsoft is slimming down Windows 10 by several gigabytes

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Last Updated Originally published March 17, 2015 · 4:20 AM EDT
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One of the issues that people had with Windows 8 devices was how bloated the operating system was which was especially noticeable in lower-end tablets where the operating system alone took up half of the storage space. Continuing with its trend of proving that Windows 10 will be better than Windows 8 in virtually every way, Microsoft has announced that it’s shaving several gigabytes off of the new operating system using some clever techniques. 

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Windows 10 already seems waaay better than Windows 8. Cortana integration, Spartan browser, a Start Menu—yes please. But how about some more storage space on your tiny solid state drive? Yeah, that sounds nice, too. Bloated software has been an issue for Windows 8 and RT devices—particularly cheap tablets and laptops that come with as little as 32GB to start. Hell, remember when you could buy a 64GB Microsoft Surface that only came with 23GB of usable storage? With Windows 10 it shouldn’t be nearly as much of an problem. First and foremost, Windows 10 doesn’t require a separate recovery image to restore your operating system anymore, and that’s huge: the space-saving shrewdness could save you anywhere from 4GB to 12GB of space. That’s without giving up the ability to restore your computer, because Microsoft claims Win 10 can do that from your existing runtime files.

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