Microsoft keeps adding more and more stuff to Windows and it often seems to get in the way more than it helps. A “clean” install of Windows at this point forces you to sign up for a Microsoft account, tries to sell you cloud storage, and is very pushy about getting you to use Microsoft Edge and Copilot. I could go on.
How to Clean Install Windows 11
Tiny11Builder is a third-party script that can take a Windows installer ISO that you can get from Microsoft and remove all of these features. Install Windows with this tool and you’ll have a truly clean installation: no news, no OfficeHub, no annoying GetStarted prompts, and no cluttered start menu entries. You can always install these things later if you want, but you’ll be starting from a clean state.
To download Windows, go to the official Microsoft page. Scroll down until you see Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices. Select the version of Windows for which you have a product key.
Click the Download Now button. This will probably take about 15 minutes, depending on your internet speed.
