Where does MS document the hashes for its retail Win10 downloads (e.g., Win10_1703_English_x64.iso)? I bought Win10 at the MS Store, and the site provided no hash.
Everyone knows that it’s possible to download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft using the official Media Creation Tool. There are some other tools also available to download Windows 10 ISO, but the Media Creation Tool is better than third-party tools for obvious reasons.
While downloading Windows 10 ISO using Media Creation Tool is easy, the method is tedious as you need to make about a dozen clicks to download the ISO image.
Microsoft has designed the official Windows 10 ISO download page URL such that the page shows different content depending on from what device you are accessing the download page.
When you visit the download page from a PC running Windows 10/8/8.1/7, the download page URL gives you a link to download the Media Creation Tool which in turn allows you download the ISO. The same URL, if you visit from a Mac or Windows Phone, you get direct Windows 10 download options instead of options to download the Media Creation Tool.
A small section of PC users download Windows 10 ISO whenever a new version of Windows 10 ISO is available so that they can perform a clean install of Windows 10.
For users who often download Windows 10 ISO, downloading the Media Creation Tool and running it on the PC is a time-consuming job. Because of this, many PC users want to know if Windows PC users can download Windows 10 ISO without the Media Creation Tool.
Yes, you can download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft without the Media Creation Tool. To do so, all you need to do is disguise your PC as a Windows Phone or Mac machine. Wait, you don’t need to install any software to disguise your Windows 10 PC as a mobile device. You just need to change the default user agent in your web browser. Here is how to do just that.
Complete the given below directions to download Windows 10 ISO image files from Microsoft without using the Media Creation Tool.
Step 1: On your Windows 10/8/7 PC, launch Internet Explorer browser. Head over to Windows 10 ISO download page to see the following page.
Step 2: When you are at the download page, press F12 key to open Developer tools. Don’t worry. It’s easy.
Step 3: Now, in the Developer Tools, switch to the Emulation tab. In the Browse profile, select Windows Phone from the drop-down dialog, and then select Windows Phone 10 from the User agent string drop-down dialog. You are almost done!
Step 4: Internet Explorer will automatically reload the page. If not, refresh the page (URL) now to see Download Windows 10 Disc Image page. Choose your edition of Windows 10 (Creators Update is the latest one) and then click Confirm button.
Step 5: Next, you will see Select the product language page. Choose your language and then Confirm button.
Step 6: Finally, click either 32-bit Download or 64-bit Download (depending on what type of Windows 10 you want to install and run on your PC) to begin downloading your Windows 10 ISO image file.
Once the download is complete, you may close the tab or browser.
Windows 10 version 1703 build 15063 is the Creators update. If you have installed Windows 10 in one language but want to use it another language, it is possible by installing Windows 10 language packs. In this article, you will find direct download links of all Windows 10 Version 1703 language packs.
Just make sure your version of Windows is 1703. Other Windows 10 versions language packs include:
Update: Download Windows 10 Version 1803 language packs Direct Download Links
Update: Download Windows 10 Version 1709 language packs Direct Download Links
Microsoft provides three types of language packs:
Fully localized language pack: It contains 100 percent of the resources for a language and locale.
Partially localized language pack: It contains 100 percent of the resources for a language and locale, but not all of the resources are localized in the language pack
Language Interface Pack (LIP): A partially localized language pack that includes less than 100 percent of the localized resources. LIPs can be installed only on top of a fully localized language pack.
All links are direct links to the offline installer for each language pack. I have added both 32-bit and 64-bit language pack so you don’t face any compatibility issue with your Windows.
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These language packs are in the form of a “cab” file. You can either install them manually or from Windows Update. I have added both ways to install the language packs. You can choose any way to have a language pack on your WIndows 10 version 1709.
Follow the instructions below to install the language pack manually.
Choose language pack to install in Windows 10 Version 1703
Language pack installed successfully
You can install multiple language packs in Windows 10 version 1709 and then make one language your default so you may use that default language normally, but if you want to use another language you can easily switch between other languages as you have installed multiple language packs for your Windows.
The advantage of installing the language pack from Windows Update is that it will always give you a compatible version of the language pack according to the system build. Also, you will get a lot more language options than from the manual download method.
To install a new language from Windows Update, follow the steps below:
Go to Settings >Time & language >Region & language.
Select Add a language.
Select the language you want to use from the list, then choose which region’s version you want to use. Your download will begin immediately.
If you find any link wrong or a missing language pack, kindly tell us in the comments below and we’ll try to fix it as soon as possible.