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ZarinaMeher
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Jul 17, 2025

The best windows 10 media creation tool for making bootable usb?

Hi all, I received a legacy Dell XPS 13 laptop as gift and there is no os on it. I just checked the Windows 11 system requirements and found out the CPU is not supported. So I am going to install Wi...
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TrinhHong
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Jul 17, 2025

How to Download Windows 10 ISO without Media Creation Tool

  1. Visit: https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
  2. Open Developer Tools (F12 in Chrome/Edge/Firefox).
  3. Click the "Toggle Device Toolbar" (📱) icon or press Ctrl+Shift+M.
  4. Change the user agent to "iPad" or "Android" (this tricks the site into showing the ISO option).
  5. Refresh the page. You should now see an option to "Download Windows 10 Disc Image (ISO File)".
  6. Choose your Windows 10 edition (Home, Pro, etc.) and click "Download".
  7. Pick your preferred language and click "Confirm".
  8. Choose between 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), or Both (multi-edition ISO). The ISO file (around 4-5 GB) will download directly.

While Microsoft prefers users to use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, you can still download a clean Windows 10 ISO directly using these methods. The F12 trick (Method 1) works best for most users.

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