Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images I’ve written before about my nostalgia for the Windows XP- or Windows 7-era “clean install,” when you could substantially improve any given pre-made PC merely by taking an official direct-from-Microsoft Windows install disk and blowing away the factory install, ridding yourself of 60-day antivirus trials, WildTangent games, outdated drivers, and…