Windows USB/DVD Download Tool is a free Microsoft app designed to allow you to create a copy of an ISO onto a USB or DVD. While originally written for Windows 7 (it's even called Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool), we discovered that the app still works perfectly on Windows 10. We've included all 10.
Windows 10, is the best outcome from the Microsoft yet, there are many ways you can download or install or upgrade to the Windows 10. Below are some helpful links and guide to Windows 10 Media creation tool download and create a bootable media such as USB or Dvd.
Sidenote: If the tool is unable and taking longer you can download Windows 10 ISO from here and make a bootable media using Rufus.
Contents
- Part 2. Making an Installation Media.
Part 1. Windows 10 Media creation tool download
Visit the Microsoft website and look for a big blue button “Download tool now” and save the media creation tool on your computer.
Windows 10 Media creation tool Download
Part 2. Making an Installation Media.
Once this tool is downloaded to your computer open it. The first things are to accept the license terms to continue.
Then you have two options; the first is to upgrade the computer you’re using to the Windows 10. Using the second option a Windows 10 bootable media can be created. Choose the “Create installation media for another PC” to make a bootable USB media. This is the recommended for most people.
Or if you just wanted to upgrade directly to Windows 10 tick the “Upgrade this PC now” option, But installing from a bootable media is recommended.
When you’re going to install the Windows 10 on the same computer, You can let the media creation tool automatically choose language, architecture, and edition according to your current running operating system and configuration.
But if you’re going to use the installation media on another computer, you should untick the “Use the recommended options for this PC” option and choose according to that computer.
Tip: you can manually override the ‘recommended options’ to make a USB drive containing both versions of Windows 10 (32 and 64-bit architecture) helpful, isn’t?
The next thing that appears is a prompt to select how you wanted to create a bootable media, choose ‘USB flash drive’ to make bootable USB and ‘ISO file’ to create bootable DVD.
Doing the USB flash drive option:
Use this method to create a Windows 10 installation media, and You’re required to use a USB drive at least of 4 GB, higher is better if you want to have a Bootable USB for both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 10.
The tool will automatically detect the plugged USB drive and will start downloading the Windows 10 ISO and after will create Bootable media installation to the USB drive.
Windows 10 media creation tool can’t find USB:
It sometimes happens with some USB drives, such as Sandisk pen drives, because Windows recognized as a local disc, not removable USB storage. What you can do now is to use another USB drive. Also keep in mind to use at least 8GB pen drive.
It sometimes happens with some USB drives, such as Sandisk pen drives, because Windows recognized as a local disc, not removable USB storage. What you can do now is to use another USB drive. Also keep in mind to use at least 8GB pen drive.
Using the ISO file option:
Choose a location where you wanted the tool to place the file after downloading it. Once the download is complete, you can burn the iso file to a blank DVD, or you can also create a Bootable USB using the Rufus tool.
Once a bootable media is created using the media creation tool, Follow the basic instruction to install it on your computer.
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If you have any questions or queries, mention that in the comment section below.
When you download Windows from Microsoft Store, you have two options: You can download a collection of compressed files, or you can download an ISO file. An ISO file combines all the Windows installation files into a single uncompressed file.
If you choose to download an ISO file so you can create a bootable file from a DVD or USB drive, copy the Windows ISO file onto your drive and then run the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool. Then simply install Windows onto your computer directly from your USB or DVD drive.
When you download the ISO file, you must copy it onto a USB or DVD. When you're ready to install Windows, insert the USB drive or DVD with the ISO file on it and then run Setup.exe from the root folder on the drive.
This allows you to install Windows onto your machine without having to first run an existing operating system. If you change the boot order of drives in your computer's BIOS, you can run the Windows installation directly from your USB drive or DVD when you first turn on your computer. Please see the documentation for your computer for information about how to change the BIOS boot order of drives.
Making copies
- To install the software, you can make one copy of the ISO file on a disc, USB flash drive, or other media.
- After you’ve installed the software and accepted the license terms that accompany the software, those license terms apply to your use of the software. The license terms for Windows permit you to make one copy of the software as a back-up copy for re-installation on the licensed computer. If you do not delete your copy of the ISO file after installing the Windows software, the copy of the ISO file counts as your one back-up copy.
If you need to download the software again, you can go to your Download Purchase History in your Microsoft Store account and access the download there.