Microsoft confirms clean install still mandatory for a Windows 11 performance boost feature0 0

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

What I do to clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 23H2 and Edge

I've used computers daily since the 80s, and feel like they have peaked in real usability along the way. While I used to look forward to new releases, now I dread them. What always baffles me, while ...
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 ...
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, ...
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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 ...
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 ...