Windows 10: First official Windows 11 ISO image is now available

Microsoft released the first official Windows 11 ISO image today. You can head over to the official Software Download page on Microsoft's website to download the ISO to your system.

Note that you need to be a member of the Insider Preview program to download the ISO image. Since it is not stable, but a preview release, it is recommended to download and install the operating system only on test systems.

Windows 11 ISO is available as a Dev and Beta channel release for non-Enterprise and Enterprise use. All versions have the build number 22000.132

• Windows Insider Preview is built for users across the globe and includes Home, Pro, Education, and Home Single Language.
• Windows Insider Preview Enterprise is built to address the needs of large and midsize organizations and comes with the management tools that IT administrators need.
• Windows Insider Preview Home China is built for consumers in?China and is delivered in Simplified Chinese.

Once you have selected an edition, you are asked to select the desired product language before you get a download link that is valid for 24 hours.

Downloads have a size of about 5 Gigabytes each. Once downloaded, you may install the Windows 11 operating system in a virtual environment, or copy it to USB devices for traditional installations on physical devices.

PCs that you install the Windows 11 Insider Preview image on don't need an Insider account for sign-in or activation.

The Windows 11 ISO can be used to perform a clean install or in-place upgrade on a system running Microsoft's Windows operating system.

Windows 11 In-Place Upgrade:

1. Double-click on the downloaded Windows 11 ISO image to open it. Windows mounts the image so that you may access the files it contains.
2. Double-click on the setup.exe file to start the installation process.
3. Make sure you select "Keep Windows settings, personal files, and apps" during setup.

Windows 11 Clean Install:

1. Double-click on the downloaded Windows 11 ISO image to open it. Windows mounts the image so that you may access the files it contains.
2. Double-click on the setup.exe file to start the installation process.
3. Make sure you select "change what to keep" and then "nothing" during setup to perform a clean install of Windows 11.

Now You: have you tried Windows 11 already? Do you plan to?

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