Microsoft rolls out new Windows 11 Dynamic Updates to improve WinRE, setup stability, and feature upgrade reliability.

Microsoft this past week released new dynamic updates for Windows 11 26H1, 25H2 and 24H2 under KB5078169, KB5079271, and KB5079270, for setup and recovery.

Microsoft has not yet removed a mandatory clean install requirement for a Windows 11-exclusive feature, which is said to ...

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 looks polished out of the box, but the default setup leaves performance, privacy and reliability on the table. I always run through the same focused checklist on every new machine so it ...

Windows 11 KB5077241 is now rolling out with new features, such as Emoji 16, which means you'll get a handful of new emojis.

The Windows 11 non-security feature preview update for February just landed, and it's the first in a while that includes a ...

Windows 11 OOBE will install quality updates by default for managed Entra/Entra hybrid PCs starting Sept 2025. Only Windows 11 22H2+ Pro/Enterprise/Education/SE ...

Microsoft has rolled out its optional non-security update for February, and it brings along various quality-of-life improvements to the platform.

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