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

A new version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is now available, offering you the latest Windows 11 version and its updates.

You can now find, install, and update Microsoft Store apps using a command prompt on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. No GUI ...

Developer Unomelon confirmed that Microsoft rescinded the DMCA claim, and its Minecraft-like action-builder Allumeria is back up on Steam.

Releasing a new version of Windows that just covers new Arm PCs is another signal of Microsoft’s commitment to Arm processors and the Arm version of Windows, after decades of near-exclusive focus on ...

Be careful where you click. “To be absolutely clear, Microsoft is not forcing a Windows 11 upgrade.” But Windows 11 may install anyway, if you accidentally click the wrong option. And if that upgrade ...

Windows 11’s latest cumulative update is not a routine housekeeping patch, it closes critical security holes and stabilizes the operating system at a moment when attackers are actively probing for ...

There are few things we all dread more than the pesky little "Windows Update" notification that seemingly pops up at the most inconvenient of times. That said, keeping your device up to date with the ...

It looks like Microsoft has hit a massive wall. People just aren’t switching to Windows 11 as fast as the company hoped. In fact, the move is happening way slower than the shift from Windows 7 to ...

Microsoft has released the KB5072753 out-of-band cumulative update to fix a known issue causing the November 2025 KB5068966 hotpatch update to reinstall on Windows 11 systems repeatedly. As the ...

Windows 11 is a solid operating system that offers some benefits over its predecessors. It features a fresh design, solid gaming performance, and offers much better multitasking over the prior version ...

In a job like this, you spend more time than most setting up Windows 11 devices, and these are the first apps I have to install. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...