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How to clean install Windows 11 from ISO without USB
Performing a clean installation of Windows 11 typically involves creating a bootable USB drive. However, there are scenarios where using external media isn’t an option, perhaps due to hardware limitations, lack of access to a USB flash drive, or personal preference. In this situation, you can install Windows 11 by mounting the ISO file to File Explorer and launching the…
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How to clean install Windows 11 from USB
A clean installation of Windows 11 using a USB flash drive offers several key advantages over an in-place upgrade or system reset. This process involves wiping the hard drive and installing a fresh copy of the operating system, which helps ensure optimal performance, stability, and a clean slate free of existing issues. While Microsoft officially recommends performing an in-place upgrade…
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Extend the life our your pruning shears — here’s how to keep them clean and sharp
I use my pruning shears more than any other garden tool, and although it may seem strange to admit, I have a fondness for them. My pruning shears get used almost every time I step into my garden, and I wouldn’t want to be without them. From pruning hedges and plants to deadheading flowers and taking cuttings — pruning shears…
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How to Clean Your Deck and Outdoor Furniture
1. Prep for safety. Pressure washers are powerful tools that can cause serious bodily harm. Be sure to dress appropriately: Put on long pants, sturdy footwear, and goggles, and avoid oversized clothing or dangly jewelry. 2. Clear the deck. Remove all of the furniture and any movable objects, especially breakable ones. Sweep the deck clean of debris so any stains…
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Expert Tips to Clean Behind and Under Your Stove
It can feel like a daunting job, or at least an oversized one compared with other tasks, but getting in a rhythm of cleaning behind your stove ensures your health and cleanliness in one of the most important rooms of the home. “The best way—meaning the most effective way—is to slide the oven out, vacuum up debris [such as] dust…
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How to Clean a Dutch Oven
One of the things a Dutch oven does best is sear and cook “low and slow.” Sauces reduce, sugars caramelize, and meats brown with great success in these pots, but your food won’t be the only thing left with a brown crust. The creamy white interior of enameled Dutch ovens can get pretty gunky. Here are some ways to clean…
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It’s time to spring clean your dishwasher — expert cleaning tips on how to bring back your dishwasher’s sparkle
My dishwasher is one of the hardest working appliances in my home and keeps all my pots and pans clean. However, although it’s a cleaning machine, it can still succumb to a build-up of dirt. So, even if you own one of the best dishwashers and your dishes look clean, the truth could be more sinister. So, with Spring Cleaning…
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How to Clean a Dishwasher
This step is vital for manual-clean filters, which are common on newer machines. These filters eliminate the grinders found in self-cleaning dishwasher filters, which pulverize food scraps and send them down the drain. The manual filter is much quieter, but since its job is to trap food scraps that get washed off dishes, it means you have to clean it…
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Safer Ways to Clean Your Kitchen
A very easy-to-use resource for finding safer cleaners is the EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning. It independently analyzes top cleaners’ ingredients and ranks them in an A-F grading system, while also designating the safest products with a verification seal. The EWG breaks down the cleaners into categories. Among EWG-Verified dishwasher soaps and pods are the Branch Basics fragrance-free tablets and…
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Clean Up Your Tap Water
You have several options, but before you buy be sure the filter or system is certified. The gold standard certification for water filtration products comes from NSF/ANSI, two independent groups that establish thresholds for pollutant removal. And let me just say: I wish I had gotten a certified system. In 2020, concerned about lead and PFAS in my water, I…
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