With today's release of the Windows 10 (21H1) May 2021 Update, you now download the Windows 10 21H1 ISO for the operating system directly from Microsoft.

Create flash drive downloading Windows 10 ISO The tool also has a feature to download the Windows 10 ISO file, which you can then use to create a USB flash drive to install Windows 10.

However, I plan to install Windows 10 onto a virtual machine using my newly created ISO file and then upgrade that VM to Windows 11. It should be an interesting experiment.

Learn how to download a Windows 10 ISO file without using the Media Creation tool with this step-by-step guide.

The Windows 10 ISO file is nearly 6GB, so depending on your internet connection and speed, it could take up to 30 minutes to finish downloading. After the ISO file is done, leave it in your ...