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

Windows 11 keeps rolling out new features, but not all of them are wins. Two recent additions are raising eyebrows — and not ...

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

Pete Batard, the developer behind Rufus, suspects Microsoft introduced backend changes that detect and block unofficial ...

Windows 11 ISO downloads failed, and Rufus points the finger at Microsoft. Here’s what you need to know.

You probably already know that you can manually install a fresh copy of Windows using your own install media. You can create this install media using Microsoft's tool, or you can use a tool like Rufus ...

Microsoft has seemingly blocked Windows 11 ISO downloads for certain users as it may be trying to get them to only use the official way. This week, Microsoft informed that it has blocked a way to ...

The latest Windows 11 update is an optional one, but Microsoft has a few solid reasons for you to pull the trigger and install it right now. On January 30, 2026, Microsoft released KB5074105, the ...

Microsoft has blocked Rufus from downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview ISOs, marking the third time the open-source utility has faced restrictions.

User complaints about the sorry state of Windows 11 have finally gotten through to the company because it is pausing future projects, including many AI initiatives, while it attem ...

Microsoft has linked recent reports of Windows 11 boot failures after installing the January 2026 updates to previously failed attempts to install the December 2025 security update, which left systems ...