: Since some "Ultralight" builds remove driver libraries, have your Wi-Fi or Ethernet drivers ready on a separate USB.
Standard Windows 10 22H2, even when cleanly installed, consumes around 1.5–2 GB of RAM at idle and runs dozens of background processes. The Ultralight variant aims to slash that by 60–70%. Here is a comparison table: Windows 10 Ultralight 22H2 19045.5198.iso
Standard Windows installations deploy dozens of background-running core apps. An Ultralight ISO typically purges: Cortana, weather, news, and stock tracking widgets. Pre-installed bloatware games (e.g., Candy Crush variants). : Since some "Ultralight" builds remove driver libraries,