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

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass ...

Microsoft has blocked credential autofill on Windows 11 to address CVE-2026-20804, a Windows Hello vulnerability allowing biometric injection attacks.

Microsoft's KB5077181 security update has caused endless restart loops and system lockouts for Windows 11 users, with no official fix released as of February 13.