Anyone who has ever done a clean install of Windows on their computer knows that it is not a particularly smooth or fast-moving process.
But the update released for Windows 11 in April 2026 speeds up the installation of Windows significantly compared to before.
The trick is done simply by allowing the user, during the Windows installation, to choose that Windows updates will be installed only after the computer is already up and running.
Until now, the installation process has always required that the latest software and security updates are downloaded at the same time during installation - and installed as part of the Windows installation.
According to Windows Central, which reported on the matter (link in English), Microsoft nevertheless reminds users of the risks involved (link goes to X/Twitter): for example, security updates will not be up to date immediately when the computer is taken into use if installed this way.
On the other hand, for example macOS, most Linux distributions and ChromeOS use a similar approach, where updates are installed only after the operating system itself has been installed.
The trick is done simply by allowing the user, during the Windows installation, to choose that Windows updates will be installed only after the computer is already up and running.
Until now, the installation process has always required that the latest software and security updates are downloaded at the same time during installation - and installed as part of the Windows installation.
According to Windows Central, which reported on the matter (link in English), Microsoft nevertheless reminds users of the risks involved (link goes to X/Twitter): for example, security updates will not be up to date immediately when the computer is taken into use if installed this way.
On the other hand, for example macOS, most Linux distributions and ChromeOS use a similar approach, where updates are installed only after the operating system itself has been installed.
