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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


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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 26H2 build 26300.9457 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.


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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)

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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 26H2 build 26300.9457 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 Eperimental, 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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That's the version number for the DISM tool. Read the version for the image that's listed below this banner.
 

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Thanks, I had the wrong command. Here is corrected with missing /index switch

Code: 
C:\Windows\System32>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\sources\install.esd /index:6

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.8972

Details for image : D:\sources\install.esd

Index : 6
Name : Windows 11 Pro
Description : Windows 11 Pro
Size : 26,770,709,765 bytes
WIM Bootable : No
Architecture : x64
Hal : <undefined>
[B]Version : 10.0.26300[/B]
ServicePack Build : 9457
ServicePack Level : 0
Edition : Professional
Installation : Client
ProductType : WinNT
ProductSuite : Terminal Server
System Root : WINDOWS
Directories : 34635
Files : 152999
Created : 9/13/2026 - 1:44:57 PM
Modified : 9/30/2026 - 9:40:41 AM
Languages :
        en-US (Default)

The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>
 

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computerjanitor said:
mct is downloading me old iso? I followed steps exactly (unchecked same as this pc) and double checked version details of mct, same as OP.

C:\Windows\System32>dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:D:\sources\install.esd

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.8972
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MCT is downloading 26300.9457, that is the 26H2 Build.


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Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
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NVIDIA High Definition Audio
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4k Samsung
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3840 x 2160
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garlin said:
Direct download ISO's usually lag behind MCT.
And if the release channel officially reports .9550 (Preview) as GA then the download ISO will ship with that build.
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I downloaded both this afternoon, and they both report .9457
 

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Windows 11 Pro 26H2
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Laptop
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Toshiba
Antivirus
Defender
Banjoman301 said:
I downloaded both this afternoon, and they both report .9457
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I guess they are catching up. 😎

I still get this error for the direct ISO downlaod. 😵‍💫😂🤷‍♂️

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Works on this machine.
The only difference is that I'm not signed in as an insider on this machine.
Go figure Microsoft! 😵‍💫🤷‍♂️
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Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
4k Samsung
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
New Windows 11 Insider ISOs released. :alien:

www.elevenforum.com

Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft

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...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

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Brink said:
New Windows 11 Insider ISOs released. :alien:

www.elevenforum.com

Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft

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...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

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Why bother?
They all still have the same issue with \Sources\boot.wim no fix for "Repair my PC", still reboots to the main OS instead of showing recovery menus. 😵‍💫🤬🤷‍♂️
 
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Windows 11 Pro 25H2Intel I9-9900K64GBNVIDIA RTX 2060
OS
Windows 11 Pro 25H2
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Dell XPS 8930
CPU
Intel I9-9900K
Memory
64GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA RTX 2060
Sound Card
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
4k Samsung
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3840 x 2160
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512GB NVMe, ADATA SU 800, 2TB HDD
Dru2 said:
Thanks. And yeah, I'm aware of that as I've downloaded countless ISO's, just never got on that big. Even the UU Dump file wasn't that big, thus my curiosity :eek:

Thanks.
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I've got two backup ISOs from Microsoft a few builds back that weigh in at > 8GBs...;) 26300.9278 and 26340.9482
 

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a cherry-picked assembly
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*Boot: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVMe (PCIe4x4)
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Great New system. Exceeds my expectations by quite a bit, btw. I love the USB G8 SoundBlaster, it's quite an improvement over the G6!
waltc said:
I've got two backup ISOs from Microsoft a few builds back that weigh in at > 8GBs...;) 26300.9278 and 26340.9482
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I've got a couple customized ISO images coming in at over 25GB (26300.9550).
 

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