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

Linux might be the better choice after all.

Microsoft has released Store CLI, a new command-line tool that enables developers and power users to browse, install, and update Microsoft Store apps from the terminal.

A fake ad-blocking browser extension is deliberately crashing Chrome and Edge to trick users into running malware on their own PCs.

These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware.