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How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11 (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] willybe@lemmy.ca 106 points 1 year ago (21 children)

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.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Does the Sophia script allow you to pick and chose what apps to remove? Some of them are actually useful.

[–] TheMissingNumber@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, it does.

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