If your goal is to get Windows 11 on a machine currently running Windows 8 64-bit: Direct Upgrade:
These versions are often "Lite" versions where critical system features, security updates, and drivers have been removed to save space, which frequently leads to system crashes and software incompatibility. 2. Upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 11
The /Compact flag does exactly what those repackers do, but safely. You will end up with an install that is roughly 60% of the standard size (close to the "11GB" referenced result).
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