| Removable Component | Saved space | Performance gain | |---------------------|-------------|------------------| | Windows Store | ~500 MB | Moderate | | OneDrive | ~200 MB | Low | | Metro apps (Bing, Sports, Finance) | ~1.2 GB | High | | Speech/TTS | ~300 MB | Low | | Xbox services | ~400 MB | High | | Print drivers (keep basic) | ~1 GB | Low | | WinSxS backup (via Dism /Cleanup-Image ) | ~1–2 GB | Low |
Most people assume "Pro" is better. It is not lighter.
If you want on very old hardware (1 GB RAM, 16 GB SSD): → Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro (Thin Client) – no bloat, but lacks Store/OneDrive.
| Removable Component | Saved space | Performance gain | |---------------------|-------------|------------------| | Windows Store | ~500 MB | Moderate | | OneDrive | ~200 MB | Low | | Metro apps (Bing, Sports, Finance) | ~1.2 GB | High | | Speech/TTS | ~300 MB | Low | | Xbox services | ~400 MB | High | | Print drivers (keep basic) | ~1 GB | Low | | WinSxS backup (via Dism /Cleanup-Image ) | ~1–2 GB | Low |
Most people assume "Pro" is better. It is not lighter.
If you want on very old hardware (1 GB RAM, 16 GB SSD): → Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro (Thin Client) – no bloat, but lacks Store/OneDrive.
IRC: Join #schism on Libera.Chat with your favorite IRC client.
Discord: The #schismtracker channel in TARC is the de facto channel for Schism Tracker.
The bleeding-edge current source can be downloaded using Git:
git clone https://github.com/schismtracker/schismtracker windows 8.1 lightest version
Those interested in development can also point a web browser at the repository to browse the source tree, change logs, etc. | Removable Component | Saved space | Performance
You might also want to peruse the build notes for Windows, OS X, or Linux. but lacks Store/OneDrive.
Found a bug or have a feature request? Post it on the issue tracker.