Windows Operating System is quite impressive because about 70% of computer users are using it, and if you are reading this article, you are about two-thirds of users in the computer world; however, users of Windows 10 don’t know about all the features that are there in Windows 10.
And that’s why we keep posting about cool things you can do on Windows 10, and here we again come up with a cool trick to unlock a hidden feature of Windows 10. Yes, that’s a Compact OS feature. So let’s know about this feature.
About Compact OS Feature
A compact OS feature is added to Windows 10 to reduce the size of the footprint of the files that occur while windows Installation. Windows 10 was built for every smart device, like tablets and laptops, and it can run on even low disk space.
Steps to Activate Compact OS Feature In Windows
And this Compact OS activation will reduce the size of files extracted at the time of installation, and memory consumption will be reduced. So have a look at the complete guide discussed below to proceed.
1. First, you must run cmd as admin to alter system files. For that, press the Win+X button and select Command Prompt (Admin) option.
2. Now, in the command prompt, you have to enter the below command:
Compact.exe /CompactOS:always
3. Now, the compression process will start there and compressing the windows file; this can take some time, so be patient.
4. Now, after the process, you can check the process status that either you have activated or deactivated the compression process by entering the below command:-
Compact.exe /CompactOS:query
5. That’s it. You are done with this.
Steps To Deactivate This Feature:
1. First, you need to run cmd as admin to alter system files, and for that, press the Win+X button and then select Command Prompt (Admin) option.
2. Now, in the command prompt, you have to enter the below command:
Compact.exe /CompactOS:never
3. The process will start, and the compact OS will get deactivated.
So above is all about how to activate Compact OS feature on Windows. With this method, you can easily activate this compact OS feature by just using a single command, which will reduce memory consumption.
