How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11
How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11
One “simple trick” and your next Windows install will be blissfully free of bloatware.
Basically, install Windows as you normally would, but when asked for Time and Currency format, select English (World) instead of your country.
Then let the installer do its thing. Eventually, you will see a window with an ice cream cone on the floor with the words “Something went wrong” and the error message “OOBEREGION.” This cryptic message means that the “out of box experience” (OOBE) didn't launch because it didn't know which region to launch.
Click Skip, though, and Windows will install just fine. You won't be prompted to buy Microsoft 365, you won't be prompted to pay for a OneDrive subscription, and your Start menu won't be cluttered with apps.
After the install. Create admin and user accounts not tied to ms. Use the user account normally, and when you need admin you enter the second account details.
Use Sophia script to clean up all the advert apps bundled with win11.
I wish I could find a script to remove the advert features from edge for when I have to office. Mozilla Firefox is your day to day browser.
Use chocolatey.org to install ur apps. When you do updates, one command can do it all.
Check start-up scripts, and ensure there is nothing that doesn't need to be there. Teams no, zoom also no.
> Clean Install
> Windows 11
I choose antartica as region, and appers to be the same
The cleanest windows 11 install topped off with formatting the drive and installing Linux.
Pretty @#%^ing ironic posting this shortly before the W11 23H2 build releases and literally un-does everything all over again.
The only answer is refusing to use Microsoft malware full stop.
If you really need to use Windows for some reason--for instance, my job requires me to use software that isn't available for Linux (or, for that matter, Mac)--what you want to look for is a long-term service channel release of Windows. They're difficult for end users to find, but It's more or less just the OS, and not much of anything else. Updates are security only, not features. You'll typically need a Windows license, and then will have to buy an additional Win LTSC license on top of your existing license.
This is my opinion ...
To clean install Windows 11, first, create a bootable USB drive using the Windows Media Creation Tool. Boot your PC from the USB drive, select your language and region, and click "Install Now." Enter your product key if prompted or choose to activate later. Follow the on-screen instructions, format your desired drive, and complete the installation process.
Microsoft is a "New Oil" drilling company. Expect the Enron like approach
I've created a powershell script for fresh installations that removes all the unnecessary preinstalled garbage and copies a cleaned up startmenu layout file to the appdata subfolder of my user and the default user because in a professional setting, people shouldn't see tiktok and Disney+ and shit like that. Fuck Microsoft. In private, I've switched to Linux and couldn't be happier.
This is gonna be a very simple patch for Microsoft to eliminate
Consider permanent solutions such as automated scripts (learn how to read scripts or ask the ai overlords to do it for you and verify)
But if you’re reeeally over windows shit it’s a good time to consider swapping OS or even doing a dual boot with a steam os just for gaming but dual boots with windows can get hairy and you run the risk of getting fawked up
Linux btw
