Ultra-Lightweight Custom Windows 10 for Performance & Legacy Hardware
But Mira knew the trade-offs. She made a note for the student: Windows X-Lite -19045.3757- Micro 10 SE -x64- P...
"Windows X-Lite is fast because it is broken by design. You cannot use Windows Hello. There is no built-in printer sharing wizard. Windows Update is disabled—you must run a separate tool called 'Update Blocker Remover' once a month to patch security holes. The Windows Firewall is present, but Defender Antivirus is stripped out. You will need a third-party antivirus (use the portable version of Kaspersky Free)." Often removed or disabled:
Most importantly, the system had no recovery partition. If the student bricked it, Mira would have to reinstall from scratch. Ultra-Lightweight Custom Windows 10 for Performance & Legacy