Windows 11/10 Clean Install guide
Download directly from Microsoft website
- Download ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11
Customize autounattend.xml
- Go to https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
- Fill in the form according to your preferences
- Save autounattend.xml
or
- Just use my preset : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahmadsyarbini/my-autounattend.xml/refs/heads/main/autounattend.xml
my preset features :
- No AI
- No Copilot
- No Pre-installed social media app
- No Pre-installed bloatware
- No Onedrive
- No News and Interest
- No Recall
- No Ads
- No Telemetry
- Offline account
- No internet requirement
- No microsoft account requirement
- TPM, Secure boot and RAM bypass
- Tidy start menu
- Rebloat instructions note on desktop
- Updatable
- No hack, No modification, only registry entry
- Disabled "Finish setup your windows with Microsoft Account" after restart
- Disabled password expiry
- tldr ; It's like the good old windows xp and windows 7 era
Put into the root of the directory
For Ventoy (Recommended)
- Proceed with ventoy routine. Install through terminal:
winget install Ventoy.Ventoy -hor manually - Install Anyburn through terminal:
winget install PowerSoftware.AnyBurn -hor manually - Open Anyburn and Select "Edit Image File"
- Insert
autounattend.xmlinto ISO - Save ISO
- Copy paste ISO into ventoy usb drive prepared earlier
- Boot into usb drive and proceed with reformat and reinstall routine
For Rufus
- Proceed with rufus routine. Install through
winget install Rufus.Rufus -hor manually - Put the autounattend.xml file into the
rootof the usb drive. e.g.F:\ - Boot into usb drive and proceed with reformat and reinstall routine
Note
The file must be named exactly autounattend.xml or else it will not work
Recheck the xml file in your preferred text editor. For example, lookout for
because is it added without option in the generator. Remove it or leave it, your choice.