Restart your PC and enter the BIOS to boot from your flash drive.

He initiated the "High Compression" protocol. The code began to fold into itself like digital origami. Lines of unnecessary telemetry were incinerated; the Start menu was stripped until it was nothing but a single, shimmering pixel of pure intent. The kernel was squeezed so tight that the bits began to overlap, existing in a state of quantum efficiency. The screen flickered. A ghostly blue glow filled the room.

: You still get the Microsoft Store, Calculator, Notepad, and Paint, so you can manually add back exactly what you need. The Catch: Is It Safe?

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