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Windows 11 setup is about to get longer on some devices

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 ...

De-Enshittify Windows 11: Start Fresh with a New Install of Windows 11 ⭐

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.
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Microsoft releases KB5050575 OOBE (initial setup) update for Windows 11 24H2, Server 2025

Microsoft released January 2025 Patch Tuesday updates on Windows 10 under KB5049981 / KB5050008 / KB5049993 / KB5050013, and Windows 11 under KB5050009, KB5050021 last week. Alongside them, the ...
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Microsoft is adding Copilot to the Windows 11 setup process, proving nothing is sacred

Just when you thought it couldn't spread any further.
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KB5043939: Microsoft improves Windows 11 24H2 OOBE (initial setup experience)KB5043939: Microsoft improves Windows 11 24H2 OOBE (initial setup experience)KB5043939: Microsoft ...

Microsoft has released a new OOBE update under KB5043939. This applies to Windows 11 24H2 PCs alongside the Patch Tuesdays.s Alongside these, Microsoft also released OOBE (out of box experience) ...