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You don’t need a clean Windows install — you need better defaults

For the longest time (and almost as long as I've been alive), "just do a clean install" has been the nuclear option that Windows users recommend for almost everything. If your PC ever feels slower ...
Ars Technica

Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron

I just installed a bunch of Windows 11 instances in a VM for product testing, and the amount of popups and notifications is making me livid. It. Never. Ends. At this point the culture at Microsoft is ...
Neowin

Microsoft lists a reason why you should update to Windows 11 from 10 via clean install0 0

Microsoft has listed a reason why Windows 10 users should update to Windows 11 and do so via a clean install. It is no secret that Microsoft wants more users to update to Windows 11 from their Windows ...
Neowin

Use this simple trick to install Windows 11 without any third-party bloat

Here is a simple trick allowing you to install Windows 11 without third-party bloatware or modifying the stock image using unofficial scripts or utilities. All you need is one simple setting. Remember ...
XDA Developers

Windows 11 isn't the unstable one — the drivers your PC has been carrying since Windows 10 are

Windows 11 then starts with the drivers included with the operating system. Once the PC connects to the internet, Windows ...