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You can use this page to download a disc image (ISO file) that can be used to install or reinstall Windows 10. The image can also be used to create installation media using a USB flash drive or DVD.
- Click/tap on the Download button below, and click/tap on the Download tool now button at Microsoft's site.
- Save the MediaCreationTool.exe file (version 10.0.16299.15) to your desktop, and run it.
- If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
- Click/tap on Accept for the license terms.
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Microsoft's Media Creation Tool is only for Windows. If you access the website from another operating system — like macOS or Linux — you're sent to a page where you can directly download an ISO file instead. To get those direct ISO file downloads on Windows, you'll need to make your web browser pretend you're using another operating system. This requires spoofing your browser's user agent.
The browser's user agent is a short string of text that tells a website which OS and browser you're using. If something on the website isn't compatible with your setup, the site can serve you a different page. If you spoof the user agent, you can access a site that claims it's incompatible with your system. To get to the direct ISO file downloads, your browser will claim it's on a non-Windows operating system.
To get started, open Chrome and head to the Microsoft Windows download website.
Click the three dots at the top of your Chrome browser, and then select More Tools > Developer Tools. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Shift+I on the keyboard.
Click the menu icon, and then select More Tools > Network Conditions to enable it.
Under the "User Agent" section, uncheck "Use Browser Default"
Chrome offers a long list of pre-configured user agents to choose from in a drop-down menu. For this to work, you have to trick Microsoft into thinking you're using a non-Windows operating system. Anything that isn't Windows-based will suffice, so we selected "Safari - Mac."
Keep the Developer Tools pane open and refresh the download page. This time, when it loads, you'll see a drop-down menu where you can select the edition of the Windows 10 ISO you want to download. These days you're limited to a multi-edition ISO, but in the past there were other options that showed up here. Once you pick an edition, click "Confirm."
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