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This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.

Microsoft provides ISO files for Windows Server and Windows 11 to download. You can use these ISO files to clean install or in-place upgrade Windows 11.


The Flight Hub can also help you keep updated on which Windows 11 builds have an ISO available.



Contents

  • Option One: Download Latest Windows 11 64-bit ISO using Media Creation Tool (MCT)
  • Option Two: Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO from Microsoft
  • Option Three: Download Windows 11 Insider 64-bit ISO from Microsoft
  • Option Four: Download Windows Server Insider ISO from Microsoft
  • Option Five: Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO or Windows Server ISO from UUP Dump


See also:

Windows Server 2025 | Microsoft Evaluation Center

Windows Server 2025 delivers next-generation security improvements, and hybrid cloud capabilities into a modernized and future ready platform.
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Option One

Download Latest Windows 11 64-bit ISO using Media Creation Tool (MCT)


This will be for a Windows 11 Version 25H2 build 26200.8653 ISO file with install.esd.


1 Click/tap on the Download button below, and click/tap on the Download Now button at Microsoft's site for Create Windows 11 Installation Media. (see screenshot below)


Windows_11_MCT-1.png

2 Save the mediacreationtool.exe file version 10.0.26100.7019 to your desktop, and run it.

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3 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

4 Click/tap on Accept for the license terms. (see screenshot below)

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5 Uncheck the Use the recommended options for this PC box. (see screenshot below)

Leaving the Use the recommended options for this PC box checked will have the Media Creation Tool download an ISO that's the same language, edition, and architecture as the current PC.


Windows_11_MCT-4.png

6 Select the Language and Edition you want for the ISO file, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

The Windows 11 option includes both the Home and Pro editions. The product key you enter during installation (Windows Setup) is what determines which edition gets installed.

Your digital license or product key determines if Home or Pro gets installed during Windows Setup.

If you skip entering a product key during Windows Setup, then you will be prompted to select to install the Home or Pro edition.


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7 Select (dot) ISO file, and click/tap on Next. (see screenshot below)

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8 Select where you would like to save the ISO file to, type in a name you want for the ISO file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)

Windows_11_MCT-6.png

9 The Windows 11 ISO file will now begin to download. (see screenshot below)

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10 When the download has finished, click/tap on the link where you selected to save the ISO file at to open that location, and click/tap on Finish. (see screenshot below)

Windows_11_MCT-8.png




Option Two

Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO from Microsoft


This will be for a Windows 11 Version 25H2 build 26200.8037 ISO file with install.wim.


1 Click/tap on the Download button below for the 64-bit or ARM64 ISO you want to download.

64-bit ISO​

OR​

ARM64 ISO​

2 Perform the appropriate action below for 64-bit or ARM64: (see screenshots below)
  • Select Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO for x64 devices) in the Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices drop menu, and click/tap on Confirm
  • Select Windows 11 (multi-edition ISO for Arm64) in the drop menu, and click/tap on Download Now.
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3 Select the language (ex: "English") you want, and click/tap on Confirm. (see screenshot below)

Download_W11_ISO-2.png

4 Click/tap on the 64-bit Download or Download Now (ARM64) button. (see screenshots below)

Download_W11_ISO-3.png
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5 Navigate to and select where (ex: "Desktop") you want to save the ISO file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)

Download_W11_ISO-4.png




Option Three

Download Windows 11 Insider 64-bit ISO from Microsoft


www.elevenforum.com

Microsoft improving your Windows Insider experience for Windows 11

Windows Insider Blog: Hello Windows Insiders, Today is the day we’re beginning to move to the new Experimental and Beta channels as announced earlier this month. As a reminder, most Insiders, those who are in the Dev and Beta channels today will transition to the new channels over time as...
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1 Click/tap on the Download button below to go to the Windows Insider Preview Downloads site by Microsoft below,


2 Scroll down to the Select edtion section, and select the Windows 11 Insider Preview Canary, Dev, Beta, or Release Preview Channel ISO for the build number you want, and click/tap on Confirm. (see screenshots below)

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3 Select the language (ex: "English") you want, and click/tap on Confirm. (see screenshot below)

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4 Click/tap on the 64-bit Download button. (see screenshot below)

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5 Navigate to and select where (ex: "Desktop") you want to save the ISO file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)

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Option Four

Download Windows Server Insider ISO from Microsoft


1 Click/tap on the Download button below to go to the Windows Insider Preview Downloads site by Microsoft below,


2 Select the Windows Server VNext Preview ISO for the build number you want, and click/tap on Confirm. (see screenshots below)

W11_Server_Insider-1.webp
W11_Server_Insider-2.png

3 Select the language (ex: "English") you want, and click/tap on Confirm. (see screenshot below)

W11_Server_Insider-3.png

4 Click/tap on the Download Now button. (see screenshot below)

W11_Server_Insider-4.png

5 Navigate to and select where (ex: "Desktop") you want to save the ISO file, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)

W11_Server_Insider-5.png




Option Five

Download Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO or Windows Server ISO from UUP Dump


You can download an ISO for public and Insider builds using this option.


1 Using the tutorial below, search for and select the Windows version and build ISO you want to download.

www.elevenforum.com

UUP Dump - Download Windows Insider ISO

UUP Dump is the most practical and easy way to get ISO images of any Insider Windows 10 or Windows 11 version, as soon as Microsoft has released a new build. UUP Dump creates a download configuration file according to your choices, downloads necessary files directly from Microsoft servers, and...
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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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New Insider ISOs :alien:

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Where is the Microsoft logic with the recent ISO files?
In June they revoked the PCA 2011, without making Windows UEFI CA 2023 ALLOWED. I still have to use ADK to convert the ISO to a bootable one and this on top of the boot.wim bug that causes a reboot to the main OS when I hit "Repair my PC". When are they going to fix this mess?

Original official Microsoft ISO:
Bootable Media
--------------
DVD E: "CDROM"
Boot File [Production PCA 2011] is BANNED.
boot.wim:2 Boot Manager [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is PRESENT


After converting it with ADK:
Bootable Media
--------------
DVD H: "CDROM"
Boot File [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is ALLOWED.
boot.wim:2 Boot Manager [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is PRESENT.
 

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fg2001gf11F said:
In June they revoked the PCA 2011
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What makes you think that?

Microsoft extended the expire date of the 2011 to October 2026 but has not banned it yet.

If you have the 2011 in your DBX list then it would apply to all media you try to boot.

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They're probably not going to switch the default boot manager until 2027.

1. 24H2, 25H2, 26H2 all belong to the same release family. Both 25H2 & 26H2 are Enablement Package releases, which means you need a 24H2 base image to overlay, and 24H2 ships with the CA 2011 boot manager as the default boot file. Uninstalling the EP should revert you back to 24H2. The EP doesn't contain any other executable files, so installing/uninstalling the EP won't switch the default boot file on the ISO.

Therefore MS doesn't want to convert 26H2 to use the CA 2023 boot file as the default. It might, but I'm betting on them staying the course (for engineering release reasons) and keep it inconveniently on the old boot file.

2. When 27H(?) arrives, it's considered a new release family and will release in beta after the natural PCA 2011 expiration. Thus you're forced to only use the CA 2023 boot manager. This is the natural point where MS will switch on the ISO, because there will be no need to provide a CA 2011 since any patched boot managers (for security fixes) cannot be signed by CA 2011.

3. MS has no idea of whether your PC is unsupported, or even if you're using Secure Boot. So they can just continue putting the CA 2011 boot manager as the default on the ISO. I'm not saying that's the right strategy, but I believe that will be what MS will do based on my understanding of MS.

MCT should be smart if you're creating a bootable USB device, but it may not be altering the ISO image if you ask to save an untouched ISO.
 

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KevTech said:
What makes you think that?

Microsoft extended the expire date of the 2011 to October 2026 but has not banned it yet.

If you have the 2011 in your DBX list then it would apply to all media you try to boot.

View attachment 175909
Click to expand...
Secure Boot: ON
BitLocker on (C:) OFF

UEFI KEK Certs
--------------
Microsoft Corporation KEK CA 2011
Microsoft Corporation KEK 2K CA 2023

UEFI DB Certs
-------------
Microsoft Corporation UEFI CA 2011
Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Microsoft Option ROM UEFI CA 2023
Microsoft UEFI CA 2023
Windows UEFI CA 2023

UEFI DBX Certs
--------------
Microsoft Windows PCA 2010
Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

EFI Files
---------
Disk 3: Boot Manager [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is ALLOWED.

Registry: UEFICA2023Status = Updated
[UEFI CA 2023 Status] Updated.

Registry: WindowsUEFICA2023Capable = 2
[Windows UEFI CA 2023] is in UEFI DB, and Windows is starting from CA 2023 Boot Manager.

Bootable Media
--------------
USB I: "S26200-8737"
Boot File [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is ALLOWED.
boot.wim:2 Boot Manager [Windows UEFI CA 2023] is PRESENT.
 

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garlin said:
They're probably not going to switch the default boot manager until 2027.

1. 24H2, 25H2, 26H2 all belong to the same release family. Both 25H2 & 26H2 are Enablement Package releases, which means you need a 24H2 base image to overlay, and 24H2 ships with the CA 2011 boot manager as the default boot file. Uninstalling the EP should revert you back to 24H2. The EP doesn't contain any other executable files, so installing/uninstalling the EP won't switch the default boot file on the ISO.

Therefore MS doesn't want to convert 26H2 to use the CA 2023 boot file as the default. It might, but I'm betting on them staying the course (for engineering release reasons) and keep it inconveniently on the old boot file.

2. When 27H(?) arrives, it's considered a new release family and will release in beta after the natural PCA 2011 expiration. Thus you're forced to only use the CA 2023 boot manager. This is the natural point where MS will switch on the ISO, because there will be no need to provide a CA 2011 since any patched boot managers (for security fixes) cannot be signed by CA 2011.

3. MS has no idea of whether your PC is unsupported, or even if you're using Secure Boot. So they can just continue putting the CA 2011 boot manager as the default on the ISO. I'm not saying that's the right strategy, but I believe that will be what MS will do based on my understanding of MS.

MCT should be smart if you're creating a bootable USB device, but it may not be altering the ISO image if you ask to save an untouched ISO.
Click to expand...
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