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

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Microsoft dropped the first cumulative update for Windows 11 version 26H1 on February 10, 2026, via KB5077179, bringing the ...

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Microsoft today announced a new command line interface (CLI) for the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 called the Store CLI.