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by Dooflegna 1236 days ago
The article talks about memory savings and storage savings. Removing WinSXS is a storage savings play, not a memory savings play.

Here's the relevant quote:

> Moreover, removing the Windows Component Store (WinSxS), which is responsible for a fair degree of Tiny11’s compactness, means that installing new features or languages isn’t possible.