Your antivirus found malware but can't remove it, or it keeps coming back after every restart. The full escalation ladder, from Safe Mode to a rescue USB.
Link your Microsoft account to your Windows digital license before you swap hardware, keep your local sign-in if you want it, and check the link really stuck.
Rufus turns a USB drive into bootable Windows or Linux install media. The right partition scheme, the exact steps, and fixes when it won't boot.
One long read on the week's biggest shift, every Sunday.
