Microsoft confirms clean install still mandatory for a Windows 11 performance boost feature

Microsoft has not yet removed a mandatory clean install requirement for a Windows 11-exclusive feature, which is said to ...

De-Enshittify Windows 11: Start Fresh with a New Install of Windows 11 ⭐

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.
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Run Through This Checklist Before You Clean Install Windows 11

When you're planning a fresh Windows 11 installation, a bit of preparation can save you time and hassle later. From backing up important files to downloading drivers, getting everything ready makes ...
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7 Critical Steps You Must Take After Clean-Installing Windows 11

A clean Windows install is a great way to keep your PC feeling snappy. However, every time you do this, certain critical features are reset to their Microsoft defaults—including some that could lock ...
Computerworld

7 reasons to clean install (not upgrade) Windows 11

Above and beyond the benefits of a fresh do-over, clean installing Windows 11 improves security, exposes new features, and more. With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, ...
Ars Technica

Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge

Microsoft should be the one to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge, NOT the users. If they did just that I bet MANY Win10 users with suitable PC's would be willing to install 11. As ...
The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...