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How much space does Windows 11 Need?
I honestly am fairly new to Windows 11. I know it is one louder than Windows 10, but wondering how much disk space it requires. I have a fairly new HP r14-fq0070nr laptop I inherited from my Aunt. I just formatted it and installed Windows 11. I went to install Office365 but wasn't even able to run updates because of lack of disk space. The hard drive on this is only 57GB and Windows seems to take up 27 GB with another 11GB of "apps". (I have installed nothing here yet.)
I tried to remove "tempoarary internet files" and cache. but there doesn't seem to be anything.
Is there any way to make this take up way less space? Seems odd that a generic version of Windows is taking so much disk space.
Thanks!
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As far as I know, 200GB is a safe to go!
Microsoft officially recommends at least 64GB of storage for Windows 11, but for practical use, more is recommended.
Wow, that is insane!
I remember the last good version of Windows - Win2K - needed only 2GB. Well, I guess this is useless then. I'll format the laptop. Why would they sell a laptop that can't even install O365?? (rhetorical question)
Thank you for the answers.
Windows 11 typically requires a minimum of 64GB of storage, but the actual installed size can be around 20-30GB, depending on updates and features. Since your system shows 27GB used, you're close to the lower limit, which can cause issues with updates and software installation.
Since you mentioned Windows takes up about 27GB and apps another 11GB, this seems within normal expectations, but your total available space is very tight for installing Office 365 and updates.
