AE OSExperimental
Our own take on Windows 11.
AE OS is the experimental software direction of 728: a set of changes, settings and tools on top of Windows 11 for a more controlled and flexible working environment.
Directions
Three directions.
The goal is not one aggressively stripped build for everyone, but a managed set of profiles and modifications.
- 01
Performance
Optimise the standard Windows configuration and remove the components a given scenario does not need.
- Background services
- Startup
- System tasks
- Telemetry
- Power usage
- Network settings
- User interface
- 02
Flexibility
Choose the level of modification for a specific machine and scenario. One configuration for a gaming system, another for a workstation, a third as a relatively minimal Windows without most standard components.
- Gaming system
- Workstation
- Minimal Windows
- 03
A user layer of its own
In time AE OS should differ not only in its internal settings but in its own visual identity and user layer.
- Theming
- System presets
- Settings bundles
- Extra tools
- Configuration automation
- Component management
- 728 services where they are genuinely useful
Status
Experimental.
Early versions already used deep changes to Windows, removed individual components and applied system tweaks. The next step is moving from a set of manual modifications to a reproducible, documented and managed system.
AE OS is not a universal replacement for ordinary Windows. It needs much more maturity before it can be a stable primary system.