Windows 10: AVAST is blocking download.microsoft.com when trying to download creation tool.

Hello, I'm trying to download the creation tool to make a Media disk for my girlfriend's PC but AVAST is for some reason out of the blue blocking download.microsoft.com. Why is this? Why did I need to add an exemption for download.microsoft.com in AVAST's firewall exemptions? This didn't happen right before my own more recent reformat and it worked flawlessly without AVAST's firewall blocking it. Should I be concerned with continuing the download regardless after adding the exemption?Thanks in advance for any insight!

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Windows Media Creation Tool won't download:

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I would suggest you to provide some information to help you better

• 
  Are you using Internet Explorer to download the files?
  
• 
  Are you using a wired net connection or wireless net connection?
  

You can use the media creation tool to upgrade your current PC to
Windows 10 or to create a USB or DVD and install Windows 10 on a different PC.

Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

Alternatively, you can also use another pc to download the files.

Keep us informed if the issue is resolved. We are glad to help you further

 

Downloading Avast Free Being Blocked ?

I downloaded the online setup and ran it. Installed successfully...





I don't want it either, so after testing I reverted the VM I used for the test to it's checkpoint I made before testing. *Wink

 

verify the ISO file downloaded by media creation tool

Hello, thank you for your reply

I know about that.

But I'm looking for a way to verify the downloaded file with Media Creation Tool.

for clarification:

1. Why do I get a different hash every time I download windows?
   
2. Why Microsoft has not provided a method for verify the downloaded file with Media Creation Tool?
   

thank you for your advice