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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A new blog post from Microsoft lays out a per-app permission system that's coming to Windows 11 in the near future.

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Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Windows 11, as a "service," is always getting better, and a major update is planned for later this year with several features.

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February 9 is the last day you can download Microsoft Lens, which has now been retired by the company and can be used till March 9, 2026.