{"id":17241,"date":"2025-12-27T05:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T05:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=17241"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:42:38","slug":"how-to-reinstall-the-os-from-the-client-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-reinstall-the-os-from-the-client-area\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reinstall the OS from the Client Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Log In to Your Client Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin the process, log in to your <a class=\"aclr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.milesweb.com\/index.php?rp=\/login\"><strong>MilesWeb client area<\/strong><\/a>. 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