Windows 7 slimmed down to 69 MB

A developer reduced Windows 7 to just 69 MB by stripping it to bare essentials, creating a proof-of-concept that boots but lacks critical components for running GUI applications. While impractical for general use, such minimal installations have legitimate applications in virtual machines, containers, and legacy software environments. Microsoft previously explored similar approaches with Nano Server for containers, but hasn't applied this philosophy to desktop Windows despite ongoing concerns about OS bloat.