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

Just because you have a new operating system doesn’t mean everything is working like it should. Here’s a secret: If you installed Windows 10 today, you agreed to have your computer act as a ...

Windows 11's Insider Preview builds keep coming fast and furious. Just a couple of weeks ago, the next version of Windows made the shift from developer builds into beta, indicating that Microsoft ...

One other suggestion: there are normally a bunch of updates queued up when you first install it. These may complete even if you've deleted the app and may be why they seem to reappear. Make sure there ...

As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for "hybrid work," Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It's called Smart App Control and it's kind of like Windows ...

After weeks of rumors and a leaked build, Microsoft finally unveiled the latest version of Windows, the Windows 11 on 24th June. With Windows 11, Microsoft seems to have taken a different approach.