How to Download Windows 11 Media Creation Tool and it’s usage

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

In this guide, you will learn how to Download Windows 11 Media Creation tool and its usage

• Finally, Microsoft started rolling out Windows 11 as a free upgrade to eligible Windows 10 Devices. The latest Windows 11 brings an overhaul to the design along with new features and general improvements to the operating system. Microsoft also makes available Windows 11 ISO images for download and use for different purposes
  
  
• The official Windows 11 Media Creation Tool allows you to download windows 11 ISO or create an installation media (Bootable Device) to perform a clean install or repair problematic PC.

2. How to download windows 11 media creation tool

Basically, the interface for the media creation tool is the same as it was for windows 10, but it is useful because using this we can download the iso and install windows 11 even on an unsupported or incompatible device

How to download Windows 11 Media Creation tool 

With Windows 11 rollout, Microsoft also released the media creation tool in an official windows 11 download page. And you can download the Windows 11 media creation tool from the Microsoft official site.

1. First, open your favorite web browser, and open this link
   
   
2. This will open Microsoft’s official Windows 11 download page
   
   
3. Here you will get three options to download, Windows 11 Installation Assistant, Create Windows 11 Installation Media and Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO)
   
   
4. you need to click on download now next to create windows 11 installation media to download the media creation tool on your device
   
   

How to Create Windows 11 USB Flash drive using Media Creation tool

1. First, download the media creation tool and locate it on the download folder,

2. Right-click on media creation tool select run as administrator,

3. Click yes if the User account control prompt for permission

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   4. Before going ahead you must read and accept the Microsoft license terms. scroll down and read the license terms before clicking on Accept
2. 5. This time media creation tool has been simplified and you’re not going to see the option to upgrade neither you’re going to see the option to choose a 32-bit version because
   windows 11 only comes on 64bit.
3. If you need to change the language just clear the “use the recommended option for this PC” option then select the language right here.

6. Then click next It will represent two options USB flash drive and ISO file.

7. Because we are creating bootable media select the USB flash drive option

8. Make sure to connect a USB drive that has at least 8GB of space and click next

1. Anything on the drive that you select will be erased so make sure you select the right one 
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9. And the setup will create a USB bootable that you can use to boot your computer and install the new version of windows 11

10 . Once the USB has been created click the finish button.

1. 11. That’s all you can do now use the device using UEFI with the USB drive to install Windows 11

1. 12. Then click next, windows 11 installation files are going to download. The download time depends on your Internet speed
   
   13. Then select that USB from the list and if it is not listed make sure to click the refresh option

As discussed before using the windows 11 media creation tool you can also download windows 11 ISO images to your local computer. Here is how to do

1. First, download the media creation tool from its official site here

2. Locate the Windows 11 media creation tool on the download folder, right-click on it select run as administrator

3. You must accept the software license terms before go ahead, click on Accept to accept the terms

4. Next, you can use the recommended options for this PC or uncheck this option to select a different language.

5. On the next screen, you have to select the ISO file so that you will be able to download the Windows 11 ISO file click on next.

6. Now you will be asked where you want that windows 11 ISO to be downloaded, select a location then click on save.

• The downloading process for windows 11 will start and also the Creation process for that iso will start in a few minutes depending on your internet connection.

7. Once done you are going to have the iso in the location that you selected before

Now you can use that ISO image to create a bootable USB and perform windows 11 clean installation. 

How to start Downloading Windows 11 Using the Media Creation tool