Although working with ISO images is convenient, for the non-geeky it can be advanced. My guess is Microsoft is looking to simplify the overall process around upgrading/installing Windows 10. Once the site sniffs out that your computer is running a version of Windows that supports the MCT, it will be required to use that, which to be honest, isn’t so bad.

Using an alternative web browser on Windows 7 or later will not work, though. I was able to access the site from a Ubuntu Linux installation under Firefox and download ISO’s just fine - at least for now. Instead, users are directed to use Media Creation Tool, which provides similar functionality, but can sometimes be glitchy or produce corrupt ISO files. Our forum tutorial which describes the process for choosing your language, edition, and architecture, no longer works on Windows 7 and later versions (Windows 8, 8.1 and 10). This will make the browser pretend its on an operating system such as Linux or macOS, which Microsoft permits direct downloads from.įor a couple weeks now, however, users have been r eporting problems trying to download the ISO file for Windows 10 directly. If you still want to download the ISO file directly, you can do so by changing the User Agent String in your web browser. Update: Microsoft is forcing users to download the ISO file using the Media Creation Tool.

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