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

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

You can now find, install, and update Microsoft Store apps using a command prompt on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. No GUI ...

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It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

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There are various ways to work together in a network based on Windows 11. The simplest is to set up a shared workgroup, a kind of team of computers with equal rights. The workgroup in Windows 11 ...

If you see the error message Windows Sandbox failed to initialize, Error 0x800736b3, 0x80070490, 0x800705B4, etc. on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn ...

For a limited time, you can get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $12 – an unbeatable price for a full, genuine retail license (from a trusted source, of course). Don't miss out on this incredible ...