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 has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or ...

If you want to de-enshittify Windows 11 but find starting over from scratch to be daunting, then this is for you.

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Macworld advises that older, unsupported Macs can run newer macOS versions like Sequoia and Tahoe using the OpenCore Legacy Patcher tool. This process carries significant risks including stability ...

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