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

Windows 11’s February update, KB5077181, is failing to install for some users and causing a range of system issues,.

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

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...