How To Download Windows 1o For Free - Complete Guide

 According to Wikipedia, Windows 10 is an operating system of the Windows NT family developed by the American company Microsoft. Officially presented on September 30, 2014, it has been publicly available since July 29, 2015. Although the system is called  Windows 10, it is version NT 6.4 for versions up to "  Technical Preview ", the first version of Windows NT 6 was Windows Vista. Windows 10  remains an ultimate version of  Windows NT 6.0; nevertheless, since the final version, it does carry the internal number  10 instead of 6.4. It is the successor to Windows 8.1.

You have to download Windows 10 because today it is proving to be a must-have operating system for a lot of your computer tasks. In the following lines, follow the steps on how to download Windows 10 for free.

how to download windows 10 for free

It may be helpful to download and install the Windows 10 ISO file on your computer. Its access is free and it will allow you to install the operating system by starting it directly from the BIOS / UEFI, without any prior installation. In case you already have an operating system, it will allow you to install Windows 10 on a second hard drive so that the OS (operating system) has a dual-boot menu.

You will need it when your PC has crashed completely, in case you are mounting your PC yourself.

In this post, you will learn how to download Windows 10 ISO disc image to burn it to DVD or create a bootable volume of your choice with the Media Creation Tool.

Create an ISO of Windows 10 with the Media Creation Tool

Go to Microsoft's official site and download Media Creation Tool. Launch the tool and choose the terms of use then choose "Create installation media". After choosing the language, edition, and architecture corresponding to your machine (32 or 64 bits), go to the next page and select the ISO file option and the location to save the file.

Download Windows 10 ISO from another operating system

Media Creation Tool is only accessible on the Windows operating system. If you're on Linux or macOS, the process is even simpler without going through a wizard.

Go to the Windows 10 download page and then to a page corresponding to your system. Choose an edition of Windows 10 and Confirm. Then choose the language, the desired architecture and the ISO download will start automatically. You can therefore with your Windows 10 ISO file, mount as you want a USB key or burn to a DVD.

Download a Windows 10 ISO file without using the Microsoft site

Universal MCT Wrapper is a script that allows you to recover an ISO image of Windows without going to the Microsoft site. The images that will be downloaded come from Microsoft's servers and therefore the download is legitimate.

Go to the script's GitHub page. At the top right click on the small "Download ZIP" button to download the archive and open the ZIP file. Double click on the MediaCreationTool.bat file and in the small dialog, download the version you are interested in. Once the download is complete and the installation is complete Windows 10 starts. You have the option to update the OS or save it to bootable media. 

However, you need a media of at least 8 GB. In the next window, create an installation medium (USB key, DVD, or ISO file), choose a Windows 10 language, and architecture (32 or 64 bits) and aversion.

As soon as the media is ready, restart your PC while taking care to boot from the newly created media.