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

submitted 11 months 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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[-] Nonononoki@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Rufus can bypass all that crap and you get to install on unsupported hardware as well.

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

The stuff Rufus doesn't block is the everything horrific. It's great at removing/side-stepping the annoying and does nothing to remove the excrement.

I do like rufus though.

[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

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

[-] jsnfwlr@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

It has been ages since I installed Windows 11. Does it require (as in, you can't continue without) an internet connection be enabled at an earlier stage in the installation process?

If not, then MS can patch all they want, if you have the installer on a USB drive already, they can't force you to update it and the installer won't fetch a patched OOBE installer with the internet disabled.

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[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Look for Tiny10 and Tiny11 versions.

[-] b000urns@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

What's that?

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

A barebones stripped down version of windows. Basically the smallest install possible to run windows. I use it on my Mac to virtualize windows.

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