Note: Proceed at your own risk. Backup your data.
Furthermore, the removal of Windows Defender leaves the system naked. While power users often replace it with third-party AVs, the "integrated" safety net is gone. The very systems designed to protect the OS are the ones stripped away for performance.
While standard Windows 10 often requires significant RAM and storage, X-Lite builds can run on as little as 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space .