Microsoft allows consumers to download Windows 7 ISO, Windows 8.1 ISO and Windows 10 ISO from its server. The official way that Microsoft
advertised is by downloading the respective version of Media Creation
Tool (MCT), and let the tool download and create the actual Windows ISO
files.
Media Creation Tool itself does not contain any Windows installation files, not to mention the ISO. What it does is to determine the need of the user, and then download the setup files or ISO image accordingly. Everything is done in the background, and you don’t have control on the download process. You also cannot use third party download manager to download the ISO to have better control, such as ability to pause and resume downloads.
Microsoft has a lesser known web page for Windows 10 Tech Bench Upgrade Program which provides documentations, scripts, tools and various Windows 10 ISO images for retailers and service providers to provide support for those upgrading to Windows 10, data migration services to help people move files from old PCs to new PCs, and experience stations where people can try out Windows 10.
As the web page is public, everybody can use the Windows 10 Tech Bench Upgrade Program web page to generate download links to generate Windows 10 ISOs directly, without MCT. Officially, the following editions of ISO files are available for download:
Media Creation Tool itself does not contain any Windows installation files, not to mention the ISO. What it does is to determine the need of the user, and then download the setup files or ISO image accordingly. Everything is done in the background, and you don’t have control on the download process. You also cannot use third party download manager to download the ISO to have better control, such as ability to pause and resume downloads.
Microsoft has a lesser known web page for Windows 10 Tech Bench Upgrade Program which provides documentations, scripts, tools and various Windows 10 ISO images for retailers and service providers to provide support for those upgrading to Windows 10, data migration services to help people move files from old PCs to new PCs, and experience stations where people can try out Windows 10.
As the web page is public, everybody can use the Windows 10 Tech Bench Upgrade Program web page to generate download links to generate Windows 10 ISOs directly, without MCT. Officially, the following editions of ISO files are available for download:
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 KN
- Windows 10 N
- Windows 10 Single Language
