You really don't need "critical updates" to keep your system secure if you know what you are doing. Don't click on suspicious links, stay away from porn sites, etc.I would like to take the counterpoint to @kelper and advise you to stay away from Tiny 11 / Windows X-Lite.
I'll preface what I'm about to say with that I've only looked at both of these windows versions via a VM and I have not used them as a daily driver - honestly, because of below I won't use them as a daily driver.
It is far difficult, if not impossible, to get any updates for either of these OSes (please correct me if I'm wrong, but that was my experience with both of these). While they don't come every day, the critical updates that MS does send out help to keep your system secure (they are not the only way, but it goes a long way). From my limited experience, running Windows Update on either of these OSes either breaks the OS or it restores it to what it was before since these are primarily done after install via a script.
My personal advice is to install Windows as is, then remove the programs you don't use or don't want on your system and/or tweak it. While I'll admit it won't be as small or fast as Tiny 11 or X-Lite, you will be able to install any critical Windows updates immediately instead of waiting for the script writers to update their scripts and then either re-run them or be forced to do a complete install.
Again, this is my personal experience via a VM and not as a daily driver, so YMMV.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.3037
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Built Myself in 2017
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 1800X 8-Core @ 3.60GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Crosshair VI Hero
- Memory
- 16GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce gtx 1660 Super
- Sound Card
- On Board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 X AOC 27" , PLANAR 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
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~ P34A60 512GB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2
~ 6TB Toshiba HDD
~ 6TB HDD (Backup)
~ SanDisk 250GB SSD
~ 2 X 1TB HDD
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- PSU
- Corsair RM850 Fully Modular (850watts)
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 630 CA-PH630-W1
- Cooling
- CORSAIR iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT
- Keyboard
- Nulea RT05 Wireless Ergonomic
- Mouse
- Nulea MD280 Wireless Vertical Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 761Mbps (Download) / 692Mbps (Upload)
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes
- Other Info
- *This is my Main Computer That I use*
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 v26100.2894
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP
- CPU
- Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 @ 3.50GHz
- Memory
- 16GB
- Graphics card(s)
- AMD Radeon R7 350X
- Sound Card
- onBoard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- eMachine 22"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- 250GB SSD
- Cooling
- Fan
- Mouse
- Nulea MD280
- Internet Speed
- 752Mbps (Download) / 537Mbps (Upload)
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Malwarebytes
- Other Info
- I use this computer for photo/video editing and to track severe weather