This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

Microsoft this past week released new dynamic updates for Windows 11 26H1, 25H2 and 24H2 under KB5078169, KB5079271, and KB5079270, for setup and recovery.

Windows 11 looks polished out of the box, but the default setup leaves performance, privacy and reliability on the table. I always run through the same focused checklist on every new machine so it ...

This past week, Microsoft released the December 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5072033, KB5071417) and Windows 10 (KB5071546, KB5071544, KB5071543). The new Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 ...