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

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues.

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Windows 11 privacy is scattered everywhere — and many of you agree it needs a master switch.