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 often auto-enables a OneDrive feature called Folder Backup without telling users that it is doing so.

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Windows 10 KB5075912 is rolling out on PCs with Extended Security Updates (ESU), and it bumps the OS to Build 19045.6937.

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Resist the change!

Today is Microsoft' 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 58 flaws, including 6 actively exploited and three publicly ...

Microsoft has patched six exploited zero-days in February 2026 Patch Tuesday, addressing 58 vulnerabilities and triggering ...

Windows 11 KB5077181 is now rolling out on version 25H2 with a new Cross Device Resume feature, Smart App Control changes, ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including long-anticipated taskbar fixes in Windows 11, ...

Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default, plus new consent prompts for sensitive access and bundled installs, with exceptions when needed ...