Windows 10: Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (MCT) on a USB Flash stick?

NavyLCDR has answered that on Post #3.

 

And you realize that your only real question was answered early on, right?

 

Yes, thanks. I see it now on post #3
Sorry, I missed it.
https://www.tenforums.com/installatio...tml#post536631

 

The current MCT (marked as 10586.35 - which does not have a corresponding Windows 10 version) gets you the 10586.0 ISO file created by Microsoft on 10/30/2015 at 1:27 am.

 

First of all I think that's a mistake in the build number. 10586.35 was supposed to be as 10586.36...I assume. Don't know for sure.
But if the MCT ISO reverts to 10586.0, then its best to update through the Windows Updates after installation is completed.

So how can we ensure or know for sure if Microsoft is updating their MCT downloads?

 

Download the ISO file. Mount the ISO file. Find the sources folder in the ISO file (it might be under x64 or x86 if you downloaded the combined 32/64 bit ISO). Run the following command from an elevated command prompt:

DISM.exe /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:E:\sources\install.wim /Index:1

Path in red is the path to the install.wim file. It might also be an install.esd file:

DISM.exe /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:E:\x64\sources\install.esd /Index:1

/Index:1 should show the Home version. /Index:2 should show the pro version.

I would not expect Microsoft to update the ISOs until a new major build number goes RTM.

 

I did the following command above as posted, and it turns out that I have the Win 10 Technical Preview.
Why is this?
I thought MS had already done an original release of Win 10 already from the MCT download page...

How can I get the original release of Windows 10 Pro instead of the Tech Preview?

Anyways, my system is updated to Build 10586.63.
But when I downloaded the Windows 10 files onto my USB flash drive which I did around Jan 1 or so, its showing build 10586.0 with Technical Preview...

Is there a way to download the Original version of Win 10 Pro and not the Technical Preview?

Now I am really confused...

 

What is less obvious is you need to re-download the actual meda creation tool again as each instance is version specific. Had MS had given version numbers in the filename this would have been obvious.

 

This has been noted before in TenForums on that particular build and it's what I see on mine which I upgraded from. It's rolling along permanently activated and updated along with the updates - now at 10586.63. You're right, it is confusing, and I don't know if this was deliberate or just an oversight on MS' part - but I'm not letting it bother me.

 

Microsoft never changed the description in the ESD/WIM files. It is still the final RTM build 10586.0.

 

Ok, well, I not going to worry about it anymore..
Thanks!