Recommended Setup and Software for Windows Installs

I've set up many Windows installs before, so I figured I'd share what I typically use to setup Windows 11 in the current year.

This isn't an exhaustive list, but what I'd consider my "minimum viable Windows 11 setup." Hope you find it useful!

Clean install Windows 11.Use the "I don't have internet" method to pick the username of your choice that will be your User folder name.(You can use Rufus to skip the hardware check requirements and create a local user by default).Opt-out of all data ...