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If you are still running Windows 10 and haven’t or are not ready to make the switch to Windows 11, then there are many people who don’t blame you! Since you cannot buy a new computer with Windows 10 installed for the most part, you will most likely be installing Windows 10 on a computer you built yourself or reinstalling it on your existing computer.
In order to install Windows, you will either need to have a Windows 10 DVD or will need to download the Windows 10 ISO installation file. The problem with downloading the ISO file is that it is no longer an option to download directly from the Microsoft website. In this article, we will be showing you how to directly download the Windows 10 ISO image without using the Media Creation Tool. The Windows Media Creation Tool is a Microsoft utility that allows you to download Windows installation files and create bootable media (USB drive or DVD) for installing or reinstalling Windows.
Since you cannot directly download the Windows 10 ISO image, you are forced to download and install the Media Creation Tool which only adds extra work and time that should not be necessary just to get the ISO file. Many people like to use the ISO file for creating Windows virtual machines as well and do not necessarily need it on a flash drive or DVD. Fortunately, there is an easy way to download the Windows 10 ISO file without using the Media Creation Tool.
To do this, you will need to go to the Windows 10 download page on the Microsoft website using the Microsoft Edge web browser. Once you are on the page, press the F12 key on your keyboard to bring up the developer options and click on the Open DevTools button.
From the Developer Tools section, click on the + button and then choose Network conditions.
Next, you will want to uncheck the box labeled Use browser default under the User agent settings. Then click the dropdown arrow and change the setting to BlackBerry – BB10.
Now you can click the refresh button in Edge or press F5 on your keyboard to refresh the page. You should now have the option to choose the edition of the Windows 10 ISO file that you want to download. There will most likely only be one choice which will be Windows 10 (Multi-edition ISO). Then you can click the Confirm button to continue.
Then you will need to choose your language and click the Confirm button again.
Finally, you can choose between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions and click the download button for the one you want to use. You will most likely be using the 64-bit version unless you are installing Windows 10 on a very old computer with a 32-bit processor.
Once you have downloaded the ISO file, you can use a tool such as Rufus to burn it to a USB flash drive and make it bootable. Then you can use it as needed to install Windows10 on as many computers as needed.
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