Downloading a Windows ISO image is essential for upgrading and repairing your PC, or creating a bootable Windows drive. Microsoft allows users to legally download the ISO image for free from its website. However, there is a small catch. If you are a Windows user, you cannot download Windows 10 ISO directly from the Windows website. Microsoft makes you download the media creation tool to get the Windows 10 ISO file. Fortunately, there’s a quick fix you can use if you don’t want to download the media creation tool. In this article, we show you how to download Windows 10 ISO legally for free without downloading the media creation tool first.
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Here’s how to download the Windows 10 ISO file
As we mentioned earlier, Microsoft allows you to download the media creation tool if you are a Windows user. The trick to accessing the Windows 10 ISO file directly is by changing your browser’s user agent so that Microsoft’s website doesn’t know you’re using a Windows OS. Here’s how you can do this.
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Step 1: Open Microsoft’s Windows 10 ISO download page on Google Chrome. Click here to get to the page.
Step 2: Now click on the ellipses (three dots) at the top right of your browser, scroll down to More Tools and select Developer Tools. You can also use Ctrl+Shift+I shortcut to open developer tools directly.
Step 3: Now click the ellipses on the Developer Tools panel, scroll down to More Tools and select Network Conditions.
Step 4: Go to the User Agent section and uncheck ‘Select automatically’. In the selection box below, select an operating system other than Windows.
Step 5: Now refresh the download page on the Microsoft website. You will be able to download Windows 10 ISO directly.
Step 7: Select the Windows edition you want from the drop-down box and confirm your selection.
Step 8: Select the desired product language and confirm the selection.
Step 9: Choose whether you want to download the 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Windows 10 ISO file.
Step 10: Save the ISO file to your desktop.
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Conclusion
Here’s how to download a Windows 10 ISO file legally and for free without downloading the media creation tool. You can use this ISO image to install Windows on your computer. You can also use it to run Windows on a virtual machine or on a Mac. If you want to create a bootable USB drive for Windows 10, you must first download the media creation tool.
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