How often do you reinstall Windows?

[Cromulent]

I tend to reinstall Windows about once every 6 months. Mainly this is to get rid of all the crust that builds up over time because I tend to install a lot of stuff that I end up not using like I originally thought I would.

This is especially true with development tools as they can easily clutter everything up with loads of files scattered all over the place. This is helped by using virtual machines but I still get the itch to reinstall Windows at various points.

 

[Cromulent]

6 months? Oh you're one of those people that installs everything.

Not really. I find I get a bit annoyed by small issues and prefer to start fresh every once in a while. It makes me feel better about things knowing there isn't a whole lot of stuff lying around on my installs from ages ago.

At the moment I have three games installed, Microsoft Office 365, Spotify, Discord, Firefox, Chrome, Twitch desktop app, VMWare Workstation Pro 15, Microsoft OneNote, Netflix, Diarium and Bitwarden installed and that is about it. I will be installing Adobe Creative Cloud at some point though.