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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 ...
techtarget

Pros and cons of a Windows 10 clean install vs. upgrade

IT has two main options when looking to migrate from an older version of Windows to Windows 10: a clean install or an upgrade install. During an upgrade install, IT uses the PC running an older ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft makes it easier to do a clean Windows install on Arm-based PCs

I'm in a similar boat. I have a VW/Audi-specific OBDII configuration tool (VCDS, aka VAGCOM) that I need a Windows app use to use and its been working great on my M1 Air with UTM running W11-ARM in a ...