When we buy a laptop, the first thing many users do is completely format the PCdownload the correspondent Windows ISO and do a clean install to eliminate all bloatware which include all laptop manufacturers, bloatware in the form of useless applications.
With the launch of the new processors with ARM architecture from Qualcomm on laptops, many users were tempted to carry out this process but could not achieve it, because Windows 11 ARM in the ISO version to install could not be downloaded from anywhere.
If the computer suffered from a performance problem that required the user to start from scratch, the only way to restore the computer was to use the image included by the manufacturer, with all the usual bloatware.
And we’re talking in the past tense because, finally, Microsoft now allows any user with a ARM processor Download Windows 11 ISO, create a bootable USB drive and perform a clean install on any computer. It is important to note that this version only works with new devices released on the market.
If you have a laptop or tablet powered by an older ARM processor other than the Snapdragon X Elite or the SnapdragonThe only way to restore your device is to download the image from your device manufacturer.
This version of Windows 11 for computers equipped with ARM processors takes up approximately 5 GB and an Internet connection is required to complete the process because it does not include component drivers, drivers downloaded from the Microsoft website.
Thanks to this new version of Windows 11 natively compatible with ARM processors, macOS users will have fewer problems when using this operating system on a computer. virtual machine since it should only emulate the operating system, not the architecture.
How to download Windows 11 ARM
To download Windows 11 ARM, the only website we need to visit is this one. Do not download Windows 11 from any other website, via torrent or any other method, as it will not be an official version of the operating system, but rather a modified version to install all types of malware.
From the web page we linked above, click the drop-down box and select the only available option: Windows 11 (Multi-Edition ISO for Arm64) and click on the button Download now.
Next we select the installation language and click on Confirm. Finally, the button will display Download nowbutton that needs to be clicked to download the Windows 11 ISO version for ARM architecture devices.
Once we have downloaded the installation ISO, we need to use an application to create a bootable USB stick the ISO. At HardZone, we recommend using the free and open source Rufus app, an app that can be downloaded here.
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