Windows 11/10 Clean Install guide

Download directly from Microsoft website

  1. Download ISO from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Customize autounattend.xml

  1. Go to https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/
  2. Fill in the form according to your preferences
  3. Save autounattend.xml

or

  1. 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

  1. Proceed with ventoy routine. Install through terminal: winget install Ventoy.Ventoy -h or manually
  2. Install Anyburn through terminal: winget install PowerSoftware.AnyBurn -h or manually
  3. Open Anyburn and Select "Edit Image File"
  4. Insert autounattend.xml into ISO
  5. Save ISO
  6. Copy paste ISO into ventoy usb drive prepared earlier
  7. Boot into usb drive and proceed with reformat and reinstall routine

For Rufus

  1. Proceed with rufus routine. Install through winget install Rufus.Rufus -h or manually
  2. Put the autounattend.xml file into the root of the usb drive. e.g. F:\
  3. 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

reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Systray" /v HideSystray /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f;

because is it added without option in the generator. Remove it or leave it, your choice.

Edit

Pub: 26 Nov 2025 06:58 UTC

Edit: 26 Jan 2026 20:16 UTC

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