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As far as I can remember, the ISO downloads on the official Microsoft site are hidden behind a login screen. Because of that, for the last several years my sou
by unknownaccount 4y ago
As far as I can remember, the ISO downloads on the official Microsoft site are hidden behind a login screen.
Because of that, for the last several years my source of ISOs has been random websites I found by googling or by torrent sites. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
- doubled112 4y agoYou can check for yourself. https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows11 https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows11 There is a section titled Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) > This download is a multi-edition ISO which uses your product key to unlock the correct edition It is annoying that it is a generated link only valid for 24 hours, but no login is required. Quick edit: Maybe they tested requiring logins at one time? Could this change based on user agent or something else? Would they do something that ridiculous? Firefox on Debian on my end.
- unknownaccount 4y agoThis must be relatively new. There was a period of at least several years prior to Windows 11 where I don’t believe it was possible to download without logging into the website.
- InvaderFizz 4y agoI've downloaded virtually every release ISO of Windows 10 going back to the first one. I don't think I have ever been logged in, mainly because I end up using a different browser with a fake macOS user agent to make it give me the ISO instead of trying to get me to download their exe.
- MiguelX413 4y agoI've been downloading ISOs directly from Microsoft without login for several years.
- encryptluks2 4y agoAs noted above, from my experience these releases are often months and sometimes years behind their monthly ISO updates from MSDN.