Re: reinstall Windows 11 every two months

On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 09:49:09 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
wrote in <vsgqsl$33n2q$10@dont-email.me>:

rbowman wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
 

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/heres-why-you-should-

reinstall-windows-11-every-two-months-no-im-not-kidding

>
He's gotta be kidding...

 
    Look, I love Windows, I do, I really do. It's one of those things
    that I just can't live without at this point. I've tried MacOS, I've
    tried Linux, I've even dabbled in the world of Android and
    Chromebooks during my time, and yet, none of it compares to Windows;
    it just doesn't.
 
    (but)  . . .
 
    See, registry files corrupt, file directories get mislabelled, and
    inevitably you'll end up with programs you forget about sitting in
    the background sucking up critical resources. It's just a bit crap
    like that, and ironically, although I do have a massive disdain
    towards macOS, I can't deny its closed-off ecosystem does avoid a
    lot of these pitfalls.
 
    Whenever anyone asks me about a system bug or help with
    troubleshooting, my first and often instant reaction is to suggest
    just flattening the machine entirely and reinstalling a fresh
    version of Windows on top.
 
LMAO

It's notable that he recommends having one's data on a separate
drive (not just a separate partition), so you can blow away C:
with impunity.

Sounds a lot like a BCP for Linux, where /home is a separate partition...

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