I usually use Windows Media Creation Tool to download Windows 10 ISO. Recently, I wanted to create Windows 10 To GO USB, and it wouldn’t work with ISO created with Windows Media Creation Tool. I have MSDN and Volume License access with which Windows To Go Creation works – but these are companies resources – I cannot use them for my private needs. So, to download direct Windows 10 ISO image from Microsoft – we need to do a simple trick – follow along to see what…
Let’s do this quickly – this is the link on which you will get your Windows 10 download usually, we will use it now also – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
This is displayed page – ok, now open Internet Explorer – you heard well – open Internet Explorer, and paste the link into it.
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After link is opened in Internet Explorer – click on a cog wheel (Settings) and select F12 Developer Tools
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Select Emulation Tab – under Browser profile select Windows Phone
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User agent string – select Microsoft Edge – Windows 10 Mobile
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Now, window in your browser will look different – smaller – like on mobile phone – but there is a huge difference now – if you scroll down – you will have a field in which you can “Select edition”
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We will select Windows 10 (multi-edition ISO) and select confirm
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For a language I selected English – Confirm
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Choose version you would like to download – 64 or 32bit version (I first download 64bit)
Click Save on bottom of Internet Explorer for Download to Start
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Download will start, don’t close Internet Explorer while download is going!!
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When it is done – you will find your ISO in Downloads folder (if you haven’t changed default download folder) – great, we skipped Media Download Tool, and still managed to get latest official Windows 10 ISO
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