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Install "Lite" Windows
I have an HP 360 Convertible laptop running Windows 10 Home. It only has a 32Gb SSD hard drive. Windows is taking up over 25Gb of the hard drive. There are 2 other partitions created by HP for recovery, I think. Given the size of Windows, there is very little hard drive capacity left to install any other applications that I need. This was not a good purchase, but now that I have it, I would like to get some use out of it.
I have found some information about "Lite" versions of Windows, but information on how to use them is very sketchy. I need a basic functionality of Windows, ability to see and use USB ports, networking, etc. I don't care about anti-virus, and all the bells and whistles loaded into Win 10.
I have created an image of the original install so I have a fall-back if I need it.
I have some questions:
1. What is the best way to combine all the partitions into 1, and is there any reason I shouldn't do this?
2. Does anyone have a recommendation of a "Lite" version?
3. How do I install something like this? All I can find is upgrade info. I see the Media Creator, but am not sure if I can use it for this purpose.
Thanks for any info you can provide. I really appreciate it.