Subj : Forget completing Zelda as fast as possible the latest speedrun To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Feb 19 2024 11:45:05 Forget completing Zelda as fast as possible the latest speedrun to beat is an installation of Windows 10 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:30:14 +0000 Description: Weve seen some stranger speedruns of late, but trying to install a Microsoft OS as swiftly as possible is a new one. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Speed running has long been a pursuit undertaken by gamers , but in more recent times weve seen some more left-field speedruns, and heres another one: a super-quick installation of Windows 10 . Yes, you read that right, the challenge of installing the Microsoft operating system as fast as possible was taken on by NTDev, who is the developer of the lightweight version of Windows 10 known as Tiny10 (and its sibling version for Windows 11, named Tiny11 as you might guess). NTDev managed to install their own version of Windows 10, meaning Tiny10, in just over 100 seconds, so not far off a minute and a half. Pretty impressive? Yes, but there is a caveat, and its not a tiny one: the Tiny10 version used was an old and further modified installer which was optimized with speed running in mind. In fact, the attempt was made using a Tiny10 install based on Windows 10 1809, which is the October 2018 Update. Analysis: Rules of the game? To be fair, a working version of Windows 10 was still installed well, we assume and the caveat of it being an old Tiny10 build, further tinkered with and streamlined to set up at lightning speed, isnt really a criticism as such. Depending on how you look at things, anyway After all, a speed run which was just the standard install process, based on how fast you could click, would be deadly dull and pointless, of course. For us, the hacking away at the OS to run faster in setup is the speed running, in the same way that, for example, bouncing off walls or strafe running and so on is for gamers (and often finding weird glitches to exploit in one way or another). As long as the Windows version thats up and running actually functions, the speed run should count in our books. But, if were going to get serious for a moment, this does bring up complicated questions about what could be legitimately cut out, and what features must remain, if you wanted to standardize OS speed running rules in some way. The other (perhaps simpler, but less fun arguably) route to go would be having a standard installation mandated, with no tweaking, so the skill would be in the hardware setup. However, even then, there would need to be rules on what setups and components were fair game. (Naturally NTDev tells us they were using the fastest storage and RAM they could get their hands on). At any rate, this is an entertaining feat to watch, especially given that a typical Windows installation will probably eat around half an hour of your life (and most definitely isnt something youd want to watch). All thats missing here, frankly, is a Ride of the Valkyries soundtrack which surely should have been the choice of background music (not the feeble electronic beat supplied). Theres also a recent Windows 11 speedrun from NTDev which is completed in a somewhat longer, but still impressive, three minutes (see above). How long does it take you to install Windows 11 ? For us, its two-and-a-third years and counting (sorry Microsoft, couldnt resist). Via Tom's Hardware You might also like... Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade? Sorry Microsoft, it'll take more than a new Copilot button to save Windows 11 Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/forget-completing-zelda-as-fast-as -possible-the-latest-speedrun-to-beat-is-an-installation-of-windows-10 --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .