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.

Tiny10 arm64 is not real – but it’s becoming real, one PowerShell script and DISM command at a time. Have you successfully created a lightweight Windows on ARM build? Share your script or WIM configuration in the comments below (or on the r/WindowsOnArm subreddit).

| 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) |

But with the rise of ARM-based devices (Snapdragon X Elite, Apple M1/M2/M3 via Parallels, Raspberry Pi 4/5, and even older Windows on ARM laptops), a new question is burning in the minds of enthusiasts: