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How can I reduce the size of Windows 7, and its CPU and memory usage?

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Mar 15, 20264186 views
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My Windows 7 setup uses around 16GB while Windows XP only needs around 4GB hard disk space. Seems weird. I use Windows only for gaming so I don't need a lot of stuff they have to offer. What is the best way to reduce the size of Windows 7? What can I delete / uninstall and how? I'd also like to red…

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4GB XP? 16GB Win7? That seems an awful lot. My vanilla win7 install on VirtualBox was around 5GB, and you can certainly get XP down to 700MB or so. Use a visualisation tool such as WinDirStat to find out what's taking up all that disc. Stuff to targ…

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