When power users get a new PC, sometimes they like to start fresh — so they pull the pro gamer move of re-installing Windows with a fresh ISO image direct from Microsoft that has no pack-in bloatware and no unnecessarily elaborate “driver management programs” from the manufacturer.

Because this new ISO download is lacking in two key ways. First, it does not include the 20+ small language models (SLMs) that PC ... To install those drivers and restore functionality, use an Ethernet connection via dongle or dock to connect to Windows ...

The ISO lets you install Windows 11 24H2 in a virtual machine or directly on an Arm-based system, though your PC's age will determine how smoothly it goes.

For some PC buyers, doing a clean install of Windows right out of the box is part of the setup ritual. But for Arm-based PCs, including the Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Plus and Elite chips in them,

Microsoft has tried a few times to make Windows work on the Arm architecture, and it might finally be onto something with the latest incarnation. Windows 11 Arm machines are proliferating, and they're not terrible.

Good news for supporting Windows on Arm devices and adding new ones Microsoft is making ISO images of Windows 11 on Arm available at last, years after the hardware architecture made its debut.… The ISO is for the current release,

The time has finally come! After dragging its feet for years, Microsoft has finally released the first official Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor