Windows 10: Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO?

Discus and support Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I downloaded the ISO using Windows Media Creation Tool and noticed its size is 3.10 GB and also downloaded the ISO without using MCT and its size is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by akumajou, Jul 30, 2015.

  1. Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO?


    I downloaded the ISO using Windows Media Creation Tool and noticed its size is 3.10 GB and also downloaded the ISO without using MCT and its size is 3.82 gb . Why there is a difference between the two images. Which image should I use.
     
    aditya2603d, Jul 31, 2015
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  2. Yes but if you don't have a MSDN key, what key do you enter? If you use one of your MSDN keys its not a free upgrade right? Using the MSDN ISO to do the free upgrade just makes things more complicated, that's all I'm saying, and likely why they recommend against using it.
     
    alphanumeric, Jul 31, 2015
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  3. What was the other source for the ISO? I'd use the official one from the MCT.
     
    alphanumeric, Jul 31, 2015
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  4. Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO?

    The other source was also the same as MCT except I changed the user agent in Firefox to safari. Then the page provides you with the direct link of the ISO without needing to run MCT. You can try this in your cell phone android or IOS.Open the link directly from your cellphone or using different user agent like safari Windows 10 ISO
     
    aditya2603d, Jul 31, 2015
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  5. I don't own a cell phone and don't use any other browser other than IE. I have no idea why the two ISO's are different. Both 64 bit, both same language?
     
    alphanumeric, Jul 31, 2015
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  6. DavidY Win User
    I tried the Media Creation website from my SmartPhone, and the choices I was offered were:
    • Edition: Windows 10 or Windows 10KN or Windows 10 N or Windows 10 Single Language
    • Language - I had a choice of English or English International, but for instance no English UK
    • Then it provides two download links, one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit, which apparently will expire after 24 hours
    The text on the page says that the same editions are valid for both Home and Pro - so presumably one download covers both.

    This is of course a different split of choices to what you get from the same website if it thinks you're running Windows.
     
    DavidY, Jul 31, 2015
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  7. In IE open the link I provided and then press F12, this will open the developers options, in it there is tab called emulation under that there is an option to chose user agent profile. Set it as safari and reload the page and you will find
     
    aditya2603d, Jul 31, 2015
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  8. Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO?

    Probably this is for the system that are not running windows as in that case the MCT exe will not work. But the question is then why the different file sizes when downloading ISO from MCT and when downloading directly without using MCT. As in both the cases I would install virgin clean copy formatting the entire hard disk. So I am confused which one should I use
     
    aditya2603d, Jul 31, 2015
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  9. looks like that's a multi edition version, Home and Pro. The other download gets Home or Pro.
     
    alphanumeric, Jul 31, 2015
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  10. Might be. But what's the difference between English(US) English(UK) and English (International) editions. Is English (International) and English(UK) same because in MCT I get English(UK) and English(US) while by direct link I get English and English (International) options. Quite confusing.
     
    aditya2603d, Jul 31, 2015
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  11. I don't know I only ever use English US or English.
     
    alphanumeric, Jul 31, 2015
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  12. Akash Win User
    You get English (UK) and English (US) option while downloading through MCT? Okay then thanks! You just solved my problem, I'm going to download the English version. *Smile
     
    Akash, Jul 31, 2015
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  13. Superfly Win User

    Media Creation Tool or MSDN ISO?

    Yes, there has been a naming convention change - English International is en-GB.
     
    Superfly, Jul 31, 2015
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  14. DavidY Win User
    That's not a very clear terminology.

    English comes from England, so logically English should be en-GB, and 'English-International' should mean everywhere else that isn't England, making English-International into en-us. *Wink
     
    DavidY, Jul 31, 2015
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  15. Fafhrd Win User
    If political correctness wasn't so sickeningly all-pervasive we'd just have English, and english *Smile
     
    Fafhrd, Apr 4, 2018
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