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Originally Posted by redbeard
It looks like they have removed the direct link to the iso file, but I think I have found another way to do it. Again, for a new install, never run the Windows install from Windows. I'm downloading the iso file now and here are the steps so far:
1. Download MediaCreationTool21H2.exe
2. Run MediaCreationTool21H2.exe
3. When it asks what you want to do, select "Create installation media(USB blah blah) for another PC"
4. Select 64bit or other etc
5. Select ISO file
6. Save as....
7. Burn ISO file to DVD using freeware iso burner software, don't just copy the file as it has to be converted from the iso file. The ISO file downloaded no issues to my PC and it's about 4.2GB in size.
8. The DVD should be bootable and able to select the windows installation options. Make sure your boot options are set in the BIOS so you can boot from the DVD.
If you don't have an optical drive, you can use the usb boot disk method and extract the iso to that.
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The ISO file is only useful for creating DVD media but you can create a USB with other software with it. I created a bootable media last night using the above method except that at step 3 above I selected USB media and created a bootable USB direct. (You need 8GB stick).
Select Windows 10 and 64 bit or 32 bit (can let auto select or override, note hardware must support 64 bit and likely does in your case as mine did and it’s older). You no longer have the choice of Windows 10 Home or Pro and you will get the licence version that matches your current installation.
Boot to USB for clean install. If you prefer upgrade then run media tool again from within Windows 8.1 and select upgrade. It will download again but perform an upgrade in the process and not bootable media or ISO.