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

Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

Important security certificates for Windows 11 will soon expire for many users. In some cases, you will need to take action ...

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It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

I went off the official path and still landed on a Windows install I’d recommend.

There are various ways to work together in a network based on Windows 11. The simplest is to set up a shared workgroup, a kind of team of computers with equal rights. The workgroup in Windows 11 ...

For a limited time, you can get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $12 – an unbeatable price for a full, genuine retail license (from a trusted source, of course). Don't miss out on this incredible ...

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Windows 11 has been available for some time as an update on compatible Windows 10 systems, so your next step should be to check whether it's already available on your PC. In Windows 10, go to Settings ...