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How to Actually Clean Install Windows 11 (www.wired.com)
submitted 2 years 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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[–] 13617@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

insert specific versions of missing dependencies here for whatever program you try to run

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean sure I guess? I don't know what you're running where that happens a lot, but everything I have on my system has been as easy or easier to install as Windows.

Joking and snark aside, Linux can be as difficult or as easy to use as you want it to be.