How to download old windows 10 updates

This guide is obsolete. A section to download all previous versions of Windows 10 is included in an updated Windows 10 guide.

The MD5 are listed in a single table within this guide for convenience.

Every time Microsoft release a new mainstream build of Windows 10, they update their Media Creation Tool and the user interface of their website to show only the latest build of Windows Older versions of the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool will cease to work however they still have the downloads to the older builds of Windows 10 available on their server.

Microsoft designates Windows Versions using the form YYMM. The latest Version for instance is strictly stands for September however it takes a varying amount of time approximately one to two months before Microsoft are ready to release the new Windows 10 Build from the Windows Insider Slow Track to the Mainstream Public therefore the dates and names may differ by one or two months.

For instance Version meaning September is called the November Update by Microsoft and the diseinuak4web.net on the ISO was updated in October The brackets given for each Version in the ISO checksums correspond to the date of the diseinuak4web.net (some of these are re-released incorporating cumulative updates).

The Microsoft Windows and Office .iso Download Tool can be used to generate download links:

Download the tool and launch it:

Open the tool. When you first launch it, you will get the option to denote some of your computer resources to help development, this is optional:

To the right select Windows

To the left select Edition. Most of the newer ISOs are multi-edition, details about the editions on each ISO as well as the checksums are given for English (UK and USA) Language at the bottom of the guide:

Once you have made your selection, select Confirm:

Your request will be validated:

Select your Language. Be careful that you don't download English (US) instead of English (UK).

According Microsoft:

• English International = English (UK)
• English = English (US)

Select Confirm:

Your request will be validated:

You can now either select the large download buttons to the left or obtain the download links to the right:

If you copy the link you will be notified:

You can now launch Google Chrome and copy and paste the link:

As you can see the Download Link is direct from Microsoft servers. The download link has a time limited token: "?t=&#;" which will only work for 24 hours.

The best utility for checking ISO checksums and making a Bootable USB is Rufus.

ISO Checksums

The Windows 10 Direct Download Links contains an ISO directly created by Microsoft and the ISO Checksums should be checked before creating Windows Installation Media as direct ISO downloads sometimes get corrupt. Double click Rufus to launch it.

Accept the User Account Control Prompt.

To the top your USB Flash Drive should populate:

Select 'Select':

Load the ISO downloaded using the Direct Download Links:

The ISO name will populate at the bottom:

Select the checksum button to view the ISO checksums:

You will now get the MD5 (and other checksums).

For English (UK and USA) Language press [Ctrl] and [ f ] and paste in your MD5 on this page, a match should be found, if not your ISO is likely unique and hence a corrupt download (retry downloading the ISO before proceeding). For a non-English Language, a Google Search should yield a match with the MD5.

UEFI or BIOS

Before making the Bootable USB you need to know if your computer has a UEFI BIOS or Legacy BIOS:

• All computers manufacturer in and later have a UEFI BIOS.
• Computers manufactured in may have an Early UEFI BIOS.
• Computers Manufactured before will have a Legacy Only BIOS.

Boot Menu

If you are unsure, you can check in the Boot Menu. To access the Boot Menu power down your system and power it up pressing [F12]. If there is a line that says Boot Mode or mentions the words "Legacy" or "UEFI" anywhere you have a UEFI BIOS. This line should also mention Secure Boot however the first generation of UEFI systems didn't include Secure Boot. If there is no mention of Boot Mode then you have a Legacy Only BIOS.

UEFI BIOS Update

The Boot Menu will also state the Model and BIOS Version in this case an OptiPlex and BIOS Revision (although early UEFI BIOS will state the BIOS Version at the bottom of the splash screen before the Boot Menu Loads).

If you have an early UEFI BIOS, you should ensure your system has the latest BIOS Update applied before attempting to install Windows 10 in UEFI. It is best to update it using a FreeDOS Bootable USB as these BIOS Updates were created before the release of Windows

Boot Menu Settings

For Windows 10 64 Bit:

• The Boot Mode should be set to UEFI
• Secure Boot should be set to On

You can enter the UEFI BIOS setup here to amend these settings however do not do so until you have the Windows 10 Bootable USB prepared.

Creating a Bootable USB (Legacy BIOS)

Legacy BIOS Only (Not Applicable to Most Systems).

If you have a Legacy Only BIOS you need change the Partition Scheme to MBR, the Target System to BIOS and the File System to NTFS. Once done select Start and make the Bootable USB:

Creating a Bootable USB (UEFI BIOS)

Creating a Blank FAT32 Non-Bootable USB

For a computer manufactured in or later. You should have a UEFI BIOS with Secure Boot. In order to Boot Using UEFI and Secure Boot you require:

• the Partition Scheme to be GPT
• the target system to be UEFI
• the File System to be FAT32
• the ISO architecture to be 64 Bit

However the maximum file size for FAT32 is 4 GB and the diseinuak4web.net on several of the Direct Download Link ISOs exceeds 4 GB. This means the only File System available is NTFS and if this is used, the Bootable USB will not pass Secure Boot.