Windows 10 Media Creation Tool

Say you have a PC that runs Windows 7 or 8 and you want to upgrade it to Windows 10. You can use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool for just that purpose. When the tool asks you “what do you want to do,” select “upgrade this PC now.”

That’s all very nice if you want to upgrade from your existing Windows edition to Windows 10. But what if you want to perform a fresh install? You can use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool for that purpose as well. When the tool asks you “what do you want to do,” select “create installation media for another PC.” You’ll get to choose the Windows 10 edition you want to install, and you’ll get to choose between putting Windows 10 on an USB flash or downloading an ISO and burning it onto a DVD.

The Windows 10 Media Creation Tool does not have to be installed. Just download an executable and run it; that’s all you have to do to get started with it.

The Windows 10 Media Creation Tool has a wizard-like interface, meaning it will guide you through all the steps you need to take to upgrade a PC to Windows 10 and through all the steps you need to take to create the necessary installation media so you can install Windows 10 on another PC.

The Windows 10 Media Creation Tool is free. Microsoft offers Windows 10 for free to all the customers who upgrade within the first year. I must remind you that Microsoft released the Windows 10 operating system on July 29, 2015.

What can you do with the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool? Upgrade a PC from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10. Create the necessary installation media to perform a fresh Windows 10 install.