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

A fresh Windows install looks clean, but it doesn’t feel right until this app shows up.

A complete reset is rarely the answer anymore ...

For a certain kind of computer buyer, the first thing you always did with a new laptop or desktop from a company like Dell, HP, Acer, or Asus wasn’t to open the box and start using it. Instead, you ...

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