How to use the Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to Correct Boot Issues. Click Download Tool Now. Save the Application. Reloading Windows with the Media Creation Tool: Press and hold the Power key for five seconds to turn off your computer. Download Windows 10 ISO without using Media Creation Tool Microsoft for some reason has restricted the download of ISO file for Windows system. If you use any other operating system i.e. Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 is a tiny program to create installation media like USB flash drive, DVD or bootable ISO files to install Windows 10 (32/64-Bit) on a different PC or upgrade the existing one in case of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
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Windows 10 has finally rolled out and a lot of users are already on it. While the upgrade process has been going on smoothly, with as many as 14 million users switching to the new OS, there is still some confusion regarding the process.
Microsoft hasn’t been very clear regarding the hows and whats of the process. Today we are going to clear some of that air. So let’s begin.
The Normal Upgrade Process
Weeks before the release, licensed & eligible Win 7, 8 & 8.1 PC users started getting a popup to reserve their copy of Windows 10. If you are one of them, then you don’t have to worry and just wait.
Microsoft says its rolling out the upgrade gradually and may take few days to weeks to reach every user. So your update can be late but will definitely come through. In case you haven’t got the notification to reserve your upgrade make sure you don’t have any updates left pending.
What is Media Creation Tool?
Media Creation Tool is Microsoft’s own tool, for upgrading licensed PCs of impatient owners (such as me) to Windows 10 without any delay. You can run this tool and either upgrade immediately or clean install Windows 10. Below I have created a little flowchart detailing the ways you can switch to Windows 10.
Before we start, depending on your OS, download the 32 or 64 bit version of the tool from here.
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Step 1: Open the tool and select Upgrade this PC now and then click Next.
Step 2: It will start downloading the necessary files and its completion depends on the speed of your internet.
Step 3: Once the files are downloaded it will ask you choose what personal files to keep. Click on Next when you are finished.
Step 4: The installation process will start and your PC will reboot few times in between. Finally when it’s finished it will present you with the login screen.
Clean install Windows 10
Clean install will download the Windows 10 ISO and remove all your apps, programs and user files. This is a bit tricky compared to previous method. If you directly do the clean install by creating a ISO, your Windows 7/8/8.1 will not be upgraded and activated to Windows 10. There are three methods through which you can clean install Windows 10 but we will talk about the simplest one. To get a clean install you need to first upgrade your PC to Windows 10 either through one of the methods mentioned above. This is necessary for Windows 10 to identify that you are a legit and eligible user for the free upgrade.
Step 1: Upgrade your PC to Windows 10 by following the method shown above. Once upgraded, go to Start Menu > Settings > Update and Security > Activation and check whether Windows 10 is activated or not.
If it’s not activated, you can manually force it to do so by opening Command Prompt and running the following command:
slmgr.vbs /ato
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Step 2: Once your Windows 10 is activated, run the Media Creation Tool again and select Create installation media for another PC and click on Next.
Step 3: In the next window choose the preferences for Language, Edition and Architecture. Make sure that the edition you download is the same as the one shown on the Activation screen in Step 1.
Step 4: In this step you select the media. The tool will directly make a bootable USB drive if you go for USB or you can download the ISO to write to a DVD or USB using any of the bootable ISO making tools. Downloading the ISO is a better option as you don’t have to go through the hassle of downloading it again in the future.
Step 5: It will start downloading the files and as usual, the completion will depend on your Internet’s speed. Once the download is complete and your Media is ready, boot from it and follow the steps shown above for installing Windows 10.
Cool Tip: Become a Windows 10 keyboard ninja by knowing the complete list of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts.So have you switched to Windows 10 yet?
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As opposed to Windows 8, Windows 10 is being liked by many and being accepted with open arms. Also I found the upgrade process quite smooth with no BSODs or error messages being encountered, an unusual thing for Windows. Do share your thoughts on this in the comment sections.
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Learn more: Microsoft Removes Access to Windows 10 ISO for Windows 7 or Later
UPDATE: Users attempting to create bootable media using the Media Creation Tool, might encounter error message: 0xC18000116 - 0xA0019. Not much information is given as to why this error is happening, but a Microsoft employee on the Microsoft Community, disclosed, the software firm recently refreshed the Windows 10 ISO media; making it a bit larger than 4.7 Gbs.
Users will now have to use either a 8 GB thumb drive or a dual layer DVD to make a bootable copy. If you download a combination of architectures 32 and 64 bit, along with Home and Pro editions, you might need a USB media with 16 GBs of storage.
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OVERVIEW:
- Which version and edition of Windows 10 is available for download
- Create a bootable copy on a blank DVD or USB thumb drive
- Downloading the Windows 10 ISO using Media Creation Tool
- Downloading the Windows 10 ISO directly Using a Web Browser
- Downloading the Windows 10 Education ISO
- Determine your activation status
- Troubleshooting
Which version and edition of Windows 10 is available for download?
UPDATE: When you use the latest copy of the Media Creation Tool or Microsoft Techbench (linked in this article), it will download Windows 10 build 15063.0. Users have the choice of selecting Home, Pro or both, 32 and 64 bit architectures or both.
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Can I use my Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 product key to install and activate Windows 10?
UPDATE: Previously, Windows 7, Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 users needed to have either of those versions of Windows installed and activated in order to qualify for the free upgrade offer. For persons who needed to perform a clean install of Windows 10 from the outset, it was a two step process of first validating the machine through the upgrade routine, ensure the Windows 10 Upgrade was activated, then proceed to perform a Reset. Starting with the the Windows 10 November Update (1511) and the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, users no longer have to go through this process.
Learn more: How to install and activate Windows 10 using your Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key
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This article discusses multiple ways you can download and create a bootable copy of Windows 10. If you experience difficulties downloading Windows 10 setup files using one method; please scroll down further in this article for instructions how to use an alternative method.
This article also contains instructions further down for how to download Windows 10 Education using your issued product key from your institution of higher learning.
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If you need to install or reinstall Windows 10, you can use the tools on this page to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD.