The next morning a package arrived with no return address. Inside: a letter typed in neat, uncompromising font and a second portable drive — newer, black, labeled NTLite Portable v2. The letter read, simply: For those who prefer small things. Keep them tidy.
Security researchers auditing Windows 10/11 for privacy violations can use NTLite Portable on an air-gapped machine. They load the latest Windows ISO, remove every known telemetry and data collection component (DiagTrack, dmwappushservice, WAPush), and then install the custom OS without ever connecting the host machine to the internet. ntlite portable