With a simple trick, you can download official Windows 10 ISOs from within Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 without using the Media Creation Tool. Till now Microsoft lets you download the Windows 10 ISO by running the Media Creation tool only, this tool is now famous for showing something happened error in the middle.
So MCT is not reliable and there is no guarantee that your upgrade process to go smoothly. If you’ve a limited bandwidth, then downloading the ISO can be a real pain without download manager like IDM and we shouldn’t forget Microsoft hasn’t published direct download links for the Windows 10 ISO officially.
Obtaining Windows 10 ISO Direct Download Links
But with a trick, you can achieve that. In fact, Microsoft has a dedicated page to download new Windows 10 ISO directly. But this page is hidden and only appears to the users on Mac, Windows XP and Linux in the browser.
Here is that page link :https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
But visiting this link in Windows 7 or 8 redirects you to this one : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Download of Windows 10 ISOs without using Media Creation tool is possible in Windows 7 or 8.1
If you’re in Windows 7 or 8.1
1. Right click on the Firefox browser shortcut.
2. Select Properties > Compatibility > ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’, and choose ‘Windows XP (Service Pack 3)’ from the drop down and Click ‘OK’.
3. Visit this page in the browser, it now opens without redirecting.
4. Select Windows edition, in general, you should be choosing ‘Windows 10’, click on ‘Confirm’ button after that, next select the language as ‘English’ and confirm again.
5. Now 32-bit version and 64-bit version download links appear for Windows 10, begin the download, it will be picked up by third-party download manager like IDM if you’ve integrated into the browser.
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These links are valid for 24-hours only from the creation time, so ensure you get the job done during that time period.
After downloading the ISO files, uncheck compatibility mode for Firefox browser.
Thank you!
I assume You’ll be offered the option to select the edition during the install as Media Creation Tool also lets you choose the edition.
Doesn’t work for me. Just goes to same Media Creation page in firefox compatibility mode xp or vista. No direct iso download link
Replying to myself.
I was wrong. It does work but the link in this article has to be accessed in Firefox while Firefox is in xp sp3 mode. then when you click on the link it goes to the direct iso download.
I tried cutting and pasting this URL into a firefox xp sp3 mode instance and that did not work.
So
Open Firefox shortcut with right click compatibility xp sp3. then open the url of this page, then click on link given in this page.
Cutting and pasting the MS download link into Firefox does not work
Hey, you need to shutdown Firefox then restart it from the shortcut with the altered Compatibility Mode, otherwise you will still have an instance of Firefox running from memory and it will not be started using Compatibility Mode but rather as a new window from the instance of Firefox you already have running.
OMG YES!
Thank you thank you thank you,
The “Media Creation Tool” is comically terrible.
Terrible, bad, awful, contemptible thing.
thanks for the tip, however their is an easier way to do this.
If you have Google Chrome, simple press F12 and a sidebar will open (developer options) locate the small mobile icon (near the search icon on the top left) and click the mobile icon and choose mobile agent (in my case I used a Lumia) = you may need to refresh the windows iso download page and bang you will be presented with the actual ISO download page ;0)
wow…thanks very much
There is still, yet, another way to download the Windows 10 ISO trouble free. So read on the section below called “Solution” to skip the part, “why I don’t like Media Creation Tool for Windows 10.”
Why I don’t like the Media Creation tool for Windows 10 —
The media creations tool for Windows 10 doesn’t seem to work properly like windows 8.1 media creation tool. Windows 10 tool just sits there spinning it’s icon and never shows your status. And when you close it out of frustration, it still keeps on downloading in the background unseen.
Solution –
If you don’t want to trouble yourself with the Media creation tool or using F12 Developer Tool in any browser and disguising it as a PHONE, then you can use this Tech Bench link below to pick your EDITION of windows 10, your language, and then it gives you TWO direct links valid only 24 hours (No Key required for download). So to download from the page again later on, you would have to pick your Edition and Language again.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench
Thanks! Helped a lot :)
merci boucoup ( thank’s a lot)
It´s work for me on 2016-02-10
“https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO”
Thanks a lot
You’re welcome.
Thank you. Nice to finally find a way that works with a file that I can actually burn to a disk.