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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, July 29, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to do a clean install of Windows 11
• Q&A: How do I remove a virus when my antivirus app won’t open?
• Q&A: Would using a powerline networking adapter make my Internet faster?
• Check out this incredible time-lapse video of the Earth at night
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to do a clean install of Windows 11
If your PC is capable of running Windows 11 (or if you want to give it a try even if Microsoft says it isn’t), a great way to do it is to perform a clean install that wipes everything off your hard drive and then installs Windows 11 from scratch.
Important: A clean install of Windows 11 will remove Windows 10 and all of your existing photos and files from the system. Make sure you copy everything you want to keep onto an external USB hard drive before proceeding.
I don’t recommend that you follow these instructions unless you have a recent backup on hand AND you know how to use it to restore your system’s Windows installation. Otherwise, you’d probably be better off paying a computer tech to complete the installation for you. Just sayin’.
Now, if you feel comfortable with everything you just read, feel free to continue with Step 1 to wipe your PC’s hard drive and install Windows 11 from scratch…
1 – Create a fresh backup of your PC’s hard drive in case something goes wrong and the Windows 11 installation fails for some reason.
2 – Download the Windows 11 “Media Creation Tool” by visiting this page on the Microsoft website and clicking the Download Now button in the “Create Windows 11 Installation Media” section.
3 – Insert a USB flash drive containing at least 8GB of free space and then run the downloaded Media Creation Tool to create a bootable Windows 11 installation drive.
4 – Go into your PC’s BIOS settings and change the boot order to instruct the machine to boot from a USB drive.
5 – Restart the PC and follow the prompts as they appear on the screen.
6 – When you get to the “Which type of installation do you want?” screen select the Custom option.
7 – Follow the prompts as they appear to complete the installation of Windows 11.
Note: If Windows 11 fails to install correctly that likely means your PC’s hardware is indeed incompatible with Windows 11. If that turns out to be the case you’ll need to restore your PC from the backup you made earlier.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How do I remove a virus when my antivirus app won’t open?
This post has step-by-step instructions.
• Q&A: Would using a powerline networking adapter make my Internet faster?
The answer is no. This post explains why.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Rick’s Daily Pick…
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Check out this incredible time-lapse video of the Earth at night
See our planet in an entirely different way.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• X officially rolls out its ads revenue sharing program for creators
• Apple’s App Store tightens up on user privacy with new rules for app developers
• Microsoft and Samsung are making your work phone even safer
• Twitter’s rebranding to ‘X’ triggers Microsoft Edge security alert
• ow AI is changing cyber threats and ethical hacking
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