Step 3: To compress your Windows 10 OS, type the following command, and press Enter key.ĭepending on the size of the data on drive where Windows 10 is installed and your PC’s hardware configuration, Windows might take up to an hour to complete the job. It will remain in this state unless an administrator changes it” message. The tool is showing “not beneficial for this system” likely because Windows 10 was installed on a large drive.Īnd if the compact state is enabled, you will get “The system is in the compact state. The message “The system is not in the compact state because Windows has determined that it is not beneficial for this system” indicates that Windows 10 is not compressed using the compact OS feature.