The new Windows 10 release is just nearby. Adopt these measures to download Windows 10 ISO without using the media creation tool.

Microsoft is releasing a new Windows 10 version every six months with additional features, stability improvements, user interface improvements, and security fixes. Each time there is a new major update, Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs it.

If you want to produce a bootable USB drive you will want to download the Windows 10 ISO file. However, if you go to the official Microsoft page, you are instructed to download the Media Creation Tool.

Microsoft performs this by detecting your system and your browser's user agent. Should you go to the same download page from any other operating-system other than Windows, you will be able to download the ISO file directly.

Problems with Media Creation Tool

The advantage of while using Media Creation Tool is you just open the applying, choose the appropriate option and you are good to go. The tool will do everything for you. It's easy, it's simple and gets the task finished.

As good as it's, occasionally, you might face some problems while using the Media Creation Tool. Though very few, the few problems it has might be a deal-breaker for a lot of.

Some of the problems from the Media Creation Tool include but not limited to:

From time to time, the media creation tool throws random errors and stops downloading. An example could be having no administrative privileges, corrupted downloads folder, not having necessary Windows updates installed, etc.
There isn't any good way to pause and resume download.
The download speed may not be that great when using the Media Creation Tool.
Last although not least, for reasons uknown, Media Creation Tool is painfully slow. I mean, why should I watch for at least two to four minutes in the "Gettings a few things ready" screen?

To prevent all of this, use the below methods to download Windows 10 ISO without needing the Media Creation Tool.

Download Windows 10 ISO Without Media Creation Tool

As mentioned before, Microsoft detects your browser's user agent and redirects you to download the media creation tool. So, all we must do is fool the Microsoft website into believing that we're not using Windows. It can be done by changing the browser user agent.

Because the Media Creation Tool doesn't work on other os's like Mac, iOS, or Android, the download page gives you the direct download link for Windows 10 ISO.

Though sounds complicated, it's pretty simple to do. No need to install any browser extensions or software.

1]. Edge Browser (Chromium)

This process works only in the new Edge browser that's built on Chromium.

1. Launch the new Edge browser.

2. Now, visit the official Microsoft Download page.

3. In the page, right-click anywhere and choose "Inspect" option.

4. In the Developer Tools, click the "Toggle Device Toolbar" icon.

5. The responsive mode with alter the user agent to a mobile browser. To help make the changes take effect, reload the page.

6. After refreshing the page, you will see a new drop-down menu.

7. Select the OS version and language to obtain the direct download links to download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft page.

2]. Chrome Browser

1. Launch google's Chrome browser

2. Now, go to the official Microsoft Download page.

3. Next, right-click anywhere on the page and select the "Inspect" option.

4. The above action will open the Developer's Tools window with the idea to the right-side or at the end of the page. Within the Developer's Tools window. Click the "Toggle Device Toolbar" icon.

5. The above mentioned action will instantly change Chrome's user agent to emulate Android mobile. To help make the changes take effect, reload the page.

6. Since we've changed the consumer agent, you will see a totally different page with a new drop-down menu.

A fast tip: You can alter the user agent by selecting a new device from the drop-down menu appearing at the very top. Automatically, the drop-down menu is set to "Responsive".

Also, the consumer agent will only change when you are while using Developer Tools. Whenever you close the Developer Tools window, the page will be back to normal.

7. Select "Windows 10" in the drop-down menu.

8. Select your language. With my case, I've selected "English International".

9. You can now begin to see the direct download links to Windows 10 ISO. Simply click on the download link and you may download the ISO file. Do keep in mind that the generated download links are just valid every day and night.

Reset user agent to default:

To reset the Chrome user agent to default, just click on the "Toggle Device Toolbar" icon again and you'll be good.

3]. Firefox Browser

1. Launch the Firefox browser.

2. Now, go to the official Microsoft Download page.

3. Within the page, right-click anywhere and choose the "Inspect Element" option. This course of action will open the Developer Tools. Here, click the "Responsive Design Mode" icon on the toolbar.

4. Unlike Chrome or Edge, Firefox doesn't automatically change the user agent. So, select a new device in the top drop-down menu. With my case, I'm selecting the "iPad" option.

5. Now, reload or refresh the page and you will see a new drop-down menu on the page.

6. Select the operating system version and language from the drop-down menu and you will see the direct download link for Windows 10 ISO. Click the appropriate link to start the download.

Reset user agent to default:

To reset the consumer agent to default, click the "Responsive Design Mode" icon again and you are good to go.

Wrapping Up

That's all there is into it. Isn't that simple and pain-free in comparison with while using Media Creation Tool?

Tell me what you think about this method of direct download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft website.