Windows 7 Mini Games
Rafa Ostermann
I have an SD slot, and I planned to use it for my files and applications, but it seems that the OS directory is not enough for the OS alone, so the question is what can I do? I have already run the disk cleanup, deleted temporary files, etc. How can I minimize the storage space consumed by Windows?
The Windows feature updates will consume approximately 3-5GB once ready to install, but the download of the feature update itself is done via Windows update and can consume a lot more in preparation for the update.
Once it has opened look towards the bottom right of the tool for the "Clean up system files" button and click it. This will then scan again but this time the "files to delete" list will be populated with feature updates and windows update cleanup amongst others.
Do you have any specific needs that require the PC to be running Windows 10? Perhaps you could instead install a lightweight Linux distro such as Lubuntu? I ask because I was in the same boat as you. Bought a super cheap Lenovo netbook with 32GB eMMC and 2GB Ram. I thought it'd be fine since my only intent was to use it for browser based items.
However, the Windows update process was always consuming ALL of the 32gb of space but still never enough space to actually do the update. That combined with the limited ram meant the thing moved like a slug.
I tried many of the techniques mentioned in other answers here. But eventually got tired of constantly fighting the battle and decided I didn't need Windows 10 on this machine. I wiped Windows and installed Lubuntu. It's been great, meets my needs for this machine, and it runs much better now.
As noted by @spikey_richie, the likely culprit is your winsxs or (Windows Side-by-Side directory). Every patch or update that happens on the system gets duplicated and stored in this directory. It is Windows way to provide rapid roll-back of a patch or update in case of error/component failure. It can get very large (dozens of GBs) and grows over time.
Here are some very complete referenes talking about why it happens and how to resolve the size. This removal of older files is fine, unless you have system issues because removing the system backup will limit your ability to recover or roll back to a known-good state.
For my own HP mini use, I previously used a USB DVD drive with a DVD installer before the USB Windows installers became so simple to use and create. The USB installer is a more modern and faster solution. An install takes about thirty minutes with the USB installer.
Now I need to buy a new Windows 11 PC that will rarely be used (surfing, Office, sorting and viewing photos, etc.), I am thinking of a MiniPC (or server (??)). The MiniPC should consume as less power as possible if idle and in general be silent.
IMHO your best long term bet is to run a miniPC with a hypervisor. Then you can have HAOS, WIIndows 10 and Windows 11 running in parallel or whenever you want. You can even have Android x86, or MacOS running as well as any other Linux distro. All you need is hardware which supports virtualisation (AMD or Intel 4-core/8-threads), ideally 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD (preferably nVME).
Then I would use a separate system for my personal needs, as to ensure high availability on your home infrastructure. Like others have pointed out, it would be less than ideal if Windows updates took your HA down even for a short while.
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Why did i get a popup on my desktop showcasing how it is available on desktop then?
Also when searching around it does appear to be available on windows desktop as shown in the below article
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I cannot connect my Google Nest mini to my computer's bluetooth. It will not pop up as an option when trying to pair it. It pairs to my phone perfectly, and my PC pairs to other bluetooth speakers just fine. I cannot find a solution to this anywhere and looking for some help.
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We then connected each mini PC to a series of 24-inch, 27-inch, and 4K monitors to test its display outputs and used it for a few days of ordinary work. This process usually consisted of running a web browser with at least 15 tabs open at a time (Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Slack, and plenty more), streaming music through the Spotify desktop application, video chatting, and recording audio. The testing allowed us to get a feel for how each mini PC performed on a daily basis, and it also gave us time to discover any quirks related to bloatware or driver issues.
Inside the Pro Mini 400 is a fast 13th-generation Intel Core i5-13500T processor and 16 GB of RAM, which was more than enough for us to have a wealth of tabs open, to stream video, and to run applications with abandon.
It has all the ports you could need. One advantage of the Pro Mini 400 over the Mac mini is its front-facing ports. The computer has two USB-A ports, one USB-C port, and a headphone jack on the front, making it easy for you to plug in flash drives and other peripherals you might not want plugged in all the time. The back of the computer has more ports, including three USB-A ports, two DisplayPort 1.4 connections, one HDMI 2.1 port, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. Also available is a single HP FlexPort, which you can change into an extra DisplayPort, HDMI, or USB-C port if you customize your PC.
The Mac mini has more ports than a MacBook. You get one Gigabit Ethernet port, a pair of USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4, an HDMI 2.0 port, two Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and a headphone jack. You can use the Thunderbolt and HDMI ports in any combination to connect up to two external monitors. But despite its relatively larger size, the Mac mini actually comes with fewer ports than most of the Windows mini PCs we tested (and fewer than the old Intel-based Mac mini had).
For anybody who does processor-intensive work, the Apple Mac mini with an M2 Pro processor is a tiny powerhouse that can fit under a monitor. Its processor is wickedly fast for converting file types, rendering video, or working in 3D. Because the unified 16 GB of RAM works with either the central processing unit or the graphics processor, you can also more quickly handle enormous video files. The Mac mini with the M2 Pro also has two more USB-C ports than the standard model, so you can have peripherals aplenty.
It has more ports than the basic Mac mini. The M2 Pro version of the Mac mini has two more USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports than the standard version, for a total of four, and the computer can support three monitors instead of two. It also has two USB-A ports, an SD Card reader, an HDMI port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a headphone jack. Thanks to this collection of ports, you should be able to connect just about any accessory, peripheral, storage drive, or monitor with little issue.
The HP Z2 Mini G9 had some drawbacks that prevented us from making it a pick. In our tests, our upgrade pick, the Apple Mac mini with an M2 Pro processor, proved to be more than 30% faster at certain tasks, especially multi-core tasks such as media editing. The Mac mini was also whisper-quiet, even under heavy load, whereas the Intel processor in the Z2 Mini required a fan, which audibly kicked on while it was handling that same workload.
The Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Tiny, M80q Tiny, and M90q Tiny are virtually indistinguishable, as they provide most of the same ports and processor options. Compared with the HP Pro Mini 400 G9, however, they cost more for less RAM, storage, and processing power, and Lenovo systems have had fluctuating pricing and availability this year, likely due to supply-chain issues.
The entries returned look like: Root\LEGACY_FLTMGR\0000
The Root is a reference to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root.For the above entry you can thus get all info from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_FLTMGR\0000.
The best method to enumerate all mini filter drivers is via a command line of fltmc.Make sure you open CMD as Administrator and then just type 'fltmc'.Then, since you are looking for a way to do so programmatically, just use ShellExecuteEx to call this command from your program. This is shown in this article. The proper way of doing so would be:
I'm frequently using Windows 10 via Boot Camp and the updated Apple drivers provided on my Mac mini (late 2014) as I unfortunately have some Windows-only software, but the mouse which works flawlessly under macOS has a very poor connection range and moves erratically even when close. Some other Bluetooth devices also show poorer performance on Windows than while using macOS. I've updated the Apple drivers to their latest versions already. What else can I do?
So I ended up rolling back the driver version to an older one, as I remember it worked better as soon as I've installed Windows without any updates. This driver version shows additional options in the Advanced tab.
Tweaking with some of them, specially the "Bluetooth Collaboration" in the 802.11 adapter, greatly alleviated the conflict between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. I hope this solution works for other people as well, as it took me a lot of fiddling to discover.
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