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    How to download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft

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    Microsoft has released Windows 11 ISO images this week, and as it's always smart to have a copy of the operating system media to resolve critical problems, we will explain how you can download the Windows 11 ISO directly from Microsoft.

     

    If you are not familiar with an ISO image, they are a sector-by-sector copy of a DVD into a disk image file stored on your computer. These ISO files can then be burned onto a DVD to create a replicated, mounted as a Windows drive, or used to create a bootable USB drive.

    How to download a Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft

    Microsoft makes it very easy to download Windows 11 ISOs directly from the Windows Insider program.

     

    To download the Windows 11 ISO, follow these steps:

     

    1. Go to Windows Insider Preview Downloads page in your favorite web browser.

     

    2. When the website opens, it will prompt you to log in with the account you are using with the Windows Insider program. If you are not already a Windows Insider, you can join the program for free.

     

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    4. Once you are logged into the website with your Windows Insider account, you will see a page with detailed instructions on how to perform a clean install or in-place upgrade using the Windows ISO files.

     

    5. Scroll down until you see the 'Select Edition' drop down box and click on the drop down. You will now see a list of available Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISO images you can download.

    Select the Windows 11 build you wish to download and click on the 'Confirm' button.

     

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    6. After selecting the ISO image, you will be prompted for the language you wish to use. Select your language and click on the next 'Confirm' button.

     

    7. You will now be shown an ISO download link for the Windows 11 build you selected. The link is generated for you and will only be valid for 24 hours.

    Click on the '64-bit Download' button to begin downloading the ISO image to your computer. The ISO image is currently 5.11 GB in size, so it may take a while.

     

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    8. When the download is complete, you can close the web browser.

    What should you do with the ISO?

    Now that you have a Windows 11 ISO, you can use it to upgrade Windows 10, perform a clean install on a new device, or as backup bootable media that can be used for troubleshooting if the operating system does not start correctly.

     

    When performing a clean install or in-place upgrade, you must have a valid Windows 10 product key. For Windows 7 users, you will not be able to use the media to perform an upgrade but rather have to do a clean install instead.

     

    To create a bootable Windows 11 USB drive, you will need at least a 16GB flash drive, while 32GB is recommended to store other files or programs you may want in your recovery environment.

     

    If you do not have a spare USB drive, you can purchase a 32GB Sandisk drive for about $8.99 or a 5-pack of 64GB USB drives for $27 on Amazon.

     

    You can then create a bootable USB drive from the ISO and use it to install the operating system.

     

    As previously said, the bootable USB drive is also excellent for troubleshooting tasks, such as removing malware, deleting a stubborn file, removing problematic Windows updates, or diagnosing why Windows 11 no longer boots.

     

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    Windows 11 recovery environment

    It is suggested that all users create new bootable media from the Windows 11 ISOs as new feature updates are released so that you are using the latest version of the operating system.

     

     

    How to download the Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft

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    Kalju
    13 hours ago, anakin206 said:

    The link redirects me to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 without the "ISO" at the end. And it only offers me the Media Creation Tool.

    True, this is and always has been the case. You must use any other Network User Agent, but not Windows or Auto. For example, use Chrome-Chrome OS or whatever you want. Choose yourself from the drop-down menu when you open (for example, Chrome) Developer Tools => More tools => Network conditions
    The other story is that you don't get what you're looking for on this page. You can only get the previous Windows 10 ISO from there.
    If you want to get a Windows 11 ISO, you need to go to the developer page, ie to this page:

      

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso

     

    but it also doesn't help much, because only the first view of the page has changed, no links have been added yet. (you only get an error message and nothing else).
    So, this sequence of recommendations above is 100% wrong.

     

    But to this day (until today) and to this time (until now), these links have not been added. You will always receive this message only:

     

    screenshot-www.microsoft.com-2021_08.22-10_25_39.png.c73e01e08a536b252d5135eb9a7098cd.png

     

    But as long as Microsoft has not made the links public, you can use the links from this site (German and English), they have been tested and are working properly. I use it personally. 

    https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2021/06/29/windows-11-22000-iso-esd-deutsch-english/


    Of course, you can also make your own personal .iso using UUP-Dump files.

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    Kalju
    10 minutes ago, maut said:

    @KaljuIs that the latest build? (22000.160)

    Yes, there are no updates at this time. This is currently the last on both the Dev and Beta channels. Maybe something newer will appear today or tomorrow, I don't know. But so far I have downloaded updates only when they appear and have always been able to install them normally. There have been no problems.

    PS. The only thing is if your system is fully compliant or do you have to use so-called tricks when installing?

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    Kalju
    4 hours ago, maut said:

    @KaljuIs there a way to set and change taskbar smaller?

    I can not find it how..

    So far officially not, there was one registry crack, but not sure if it still works. In the past, it also worked incorrectly, ie the icons could be made smaller, but the layout became very strange.

    I do not think this opportunity will not come at all, but it is not yet. Let's wait more.

     

    As I thought, came Cumulative Update for, it's now Windows 11 22000.168
    It consists of files:

    1. ssu-22000.132-x64.cab
    2. windows10.0-kb5005189-x64.cab
    3. windows10.0-kb5005189-x64.psf

    If You want install manually, You can find the files from the same place, said above. But remember, ou must know, how to install them manually.
    So I recommend to use Windows default updater.

     

    A bit later.
    According to some data, windows10.0-kb5005191 has also appeared by now, but I haven't checked it myself.

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