Making Windows 8 as slim as possible

ShortWarning · 20 Dec 2013 at 10:22

I've just bought a macbook (boo, hiss!) and need to install windows using bootcamp.

Now, I will only need to use it once in a blue moon but none the less it needs to be there for when I do need it.

I have a windows 7 full license and a Windows 8 upgrade license (I want to install 8).

I will use windows for the tweaking my phone (rooting, custom roms etc) and the odd game.

As I will be using it rarely I don't want to lose 40gbs of space to something I will not be using very often.

Is there any ways of cutting out a lot of fat and how large can I expect the install to be?

Thanks a lot.

ShortWarning · 20 Dec 2013 at 10:44

Will a Windows 7 install be smaller then?

I actually prefer windows 8 but will settle for 7 if it takes up less space on my drive.

ShortWarning · 20 Dec 2013 at 10:59

What I was thinking was some sort of third party app that can skim the fat off of the install. There used to be apps for xp that could do this. I have tried googling but its mostly just old articles relating to xp.

ShortWarning · 20 Dec 2013 at 12:32

I always turn all hibernate and system restore (I back up everything I need externally).

Is there a way of installing windows 8 without having to install 7 first with an upgrade license?