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Hello,

I"m trying to make a nice USB-stick, with a Windows 10 ISO file on it. But where do I get that ISO file? I'm not looking for the tool which makes your USB-stick a bootable one. I'm looking for the actual ISO file

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asked where to get a Windows 10 ISO; pointed to the official Microsoft download page and / mentioned using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool. The short, safe rule: get a full, unmodified ISO only from Microsoft channels (retail download page, Visual Studio/Volume Licensing portals for licensed customers, or the Microsoft Evaluation Center for enterprise trials). Avoid random mirrors or torrent sites — they can contain modified images.

If a direct ISO link is needed without running the Media Creation Tool on Windows, a common approach is to access the Microsoft download page from a non-Windows user agent (for example a macOS/Linux browser or by changing the browser user agent in developer tools). That often exposes direct ISO download choices instead of the tool.

Always verify what you downloaded before installing. Mount the ISO (double-click), open the mounted drive, right-click setup.exe -> Properties -> Digital Signatures and confirm the signer is Microsoft. If you have a published hash for the exact build, compute a SHA256 with a command like certutil -hashfile C:\path\to\windows.iso SHA256 and compare.

Licensing notes: the ISO is just the installer. It does not add a license; a matching product key or a digital entitlement linked to the device is still required for activation. Also consider that Windows 10 reaches end of support in mid‑October 2025, so for new installs it may be wiser to move to Windows 11 if the hardware supports it. If the goal is a bootable USB, use the official tool mentioned above or a well‑known utility (Rufus) once the ISO is verified.

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I used that tool to get the ISO. It does MORE than make the USB-stick. Folk often don't look at the options?

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hey,
you can find the file here.
On the Windows 10 download page, download the media creation tool by selecting Download tool now, then run the tool. In the tool, select Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO) for another PC > Next. Select the language, architecture, and edition of Windows, you need and select Next.

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hey, find it here
If you have downloaded Windows 10 through Windows update then, the Windows updates files will get stored in %windir%\softwaredistribution\download

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