Wednesday, May 22nd 2019
PSA: How to Download the Windows 10 1903 ISO from MS, without the Media Creation Tool
When visiting the Microsoft ISO Disc Image Download Page using a desktop PC, Microsoft will force you to use the Media Creation Tool to get the ISO. A direct download is not available, or you can use the Upgrade Assistant, to upgrade your current running system. This complicates things if you just want to grab the Windows 10 ISO image quickly, without jumping through Microsoft's hoops.
We have learned, that when you make your web-browser render the Windows 10 installation media download page as a mobile device, which obviously doesn't support running the Windows-based Media Creation Tool, Microsoft will give you a direct download link instead. Below we present step-by-step instructions for Firefox and Chrome, the two browsers we use ourselves.
Firefox
We have learned, that when you make your web-browser render the Windows 10 installation media download page as a mobile device, which obviously doesn't support running the Windows-based Media Creation Tool, Microsoft will give you a direct download link instead. Below we present step-by-step instructions for Firefox and Chrome, the two browsers we use ourselves.
- Go to the Microsoft download page: www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
- Press Ctrl+Shift+M
- Your browser will now switch to a reduced-size mobile view of the Microsoft page
- In the top center settings list, select "iPad" from the left most drop-down
- Reload the page by clicking the reload button or by pressing F5
- You'll now see that the page contents have changed and there's a "Select edition" drop-down that lets you pick whether you want the May 2019 Update ISO or the October Update for direct download
- On the next page you can choose between all the available languages
- And finally, the last page lets you pick whether you want the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 10 ISO
- Upon clicking "Confirm," your download of the ISO file should begin.
- Go to the Microsoft download page: www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
- Press F12 (a developer window will show up)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+M
- Your browser will now switch to a reduced-size mobile view of the Microsoft page
- In the top center settings list, select "iPad" from the left most drop-down
- Reload the page by clicking the reload icon or by pressing F5
- You'll now see that the page contents have changed and there's a "Select edition" drop-down that lets you pick whether you want the May 2019 Update ISO or the October Update for direct download
- On the next page you can choose between all the available languages
- And finally, the last page lets you pick whether you want the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 10 ISO
- Upon clicking "Confirm," your download of the ISO file should begin.
21 Comments on PSA: How to Download the Windows 10 1903 ISO from MS, without the Media Creation Tool
software-download.microsoft.com/pr/Win10_1903_V1_English_x64.iso?t=2e71276d-98ee-45de-9118-a5c85fe57650&e=1558599586&h=a4c3eb0e7d3449bbef8eae75d213f24e
English 32bit May edition:
software-download.microsoft.com/pr/Win10_1903_V1_English_x32.iso?t=2e71276d-98ee-45de-9118-a5c85fe57650&e=1558599586&h=e4c70bfbf65d4fb5d4e47047012f0ddd
Don't know how long these links will work for but they were generated using the above method. Thanks for the tips Batrunr!
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The download link of the ISO seems to point to software-download.microsoft.com... etc so it appears to be legit. I had zero issues before and one time I was comparing checksum of the file to the one I downloaded with the media creation tool and it was the same (same language, version and 64bit).
The listed site has the 1903 version as well.
What does this mean? If you have/use any OS other than Windows it will give you the ISO to download, Linux, Android, macOS (or a jailbroken iOS). I just downloaded it from macOS with no trick at all.
64-bit ISO is 5 GB
May (1903)
64-bit ISO is 4.6 GB
If anyone is wondering
What system do you run (specs arent filled out).huh.. odd. Yeah no issues I can see here. I work/game on 144hz model while 75 hz screen has other websites and typically you tube or twitch on it.
Can you link to the massive thread on blurbusters, please?