How to Utilise Media Creation tool on Windows 11 – Guide
Finally, Microsoft began releasing Windows 11 as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 devices. The latest Windows 11 brings design changes to the operating system with new features and general improvements. Microsoft also makes Windows 11 ISO images available for download and use for various purposes. Well, the company has set a mid-2022 deadline for the full release of Windows 11 on all qualifying PCs, so not everyone will see the new update right away. However, if you are impatient and want to jump to Windows 11 right away, you can use the official Windows 11 installation wizard to update your PC. Also using the media creation tool you can create a bootable Windows 11 USB stick for a clean install. here in this post how to download Windows 11 media creation tool and create Windows 11 bootable USB for clean install.
How to Use the Media Creation Tool in Windows 11
check compatibility
To install Windows 11, your computer must meet the minimum requirements for the new operating system. Not sure if yours is compatible? Download and run Microsoft’s PC Health Check Tool to find out. Go to the Windows 11 spec page and scroll to the bottom until you see the Check Compatibility section. Click the Download PC Health Check App link to install the program. Open the app and click on the Check Now button button. A message will inform you whether or not your PC meets the requirements. If your PC doesn’t pass, the app will explain why it doesn’t currently meet the system requirements, with the specific issues listed for you.
Download the media creation tool
If you are clean, open Microsoft’s Windows 11 Download page on any compatible computer (does not have to be the PC you will be installing Windows 11 on). You are then given three options to install the operating system. You can use Installation Assistant, installation media or a disk image (ISO file). Scroll down to the Create Windows 11 Installation Media section and click Download Now.
Choose media type
During the setup process, you will be asked to accept the license terms and then confirm your Windows 11 language and edition. Next, you will be asked what type of media you want to use: a USB drive with at least least 8GB of space or an ISO file that you can burn to a DVD. If you opt for a USB drive, make sure the drive is connected to your computer. Click Next. Make sure the correct USB drive is selected, especially if more than one removable drive is connected to your computer. Click Next. The tool downloads Windows 11 to your USB drive and creates the installation media. When the process is complete, click Finish. Want to go the DVD route instead? On the screen to choose which media to use, select the ISO file option and click Next. Choose the folder you want to download the file to and change the file name to something more specific, like Windows 11.iso. Click Save and wait for the file to download to the selected folder. After the process is finished, the program asks if you want to burn the ISO file to a DVD. You can burn the file now if you click the Open DVD Burner link. You can also wait to do this at another time; just note the location of the file so you know where to find it later. Instead of opening the built-in Disc Image Burner tool, Microsoft just shows a dialog box displaying the executable file name and parameters for using the tool at a command prompt. Click OK to close the message, then click Finish to close the Media Creation Tool. You can certainly use the command-line version of the Image Burner tool, but there is an easier way. Place a writable DVD in your PC’s disc tray. Open File Explorer and right-click the Windows ISO file and select the Burn Disc Image command. Choose the correct DVD drive if you have more than one. Check the box next to Check disc after burning if you want to make sure the burning was done correctly. Click Record button. After the process is complete, close the Disc Image Burn tool.
Upgrade to Windows 11
Now it’s time to install Windows 11. First, let’s say you want to upgrade to the new Windows 10 operating system on one of your computers. Enter Windows 10 on that PC and insert the USB drive or DVD into the computer. Navigate to the files on the USB or DVD drive and double-click the setup.exe file. Microsoft tells you which files and settings will be kept and recaps what is about to be installed. Click Next, accept the license terms and click Install. Windows 11 performs the update and then restarts. Sign in and Windows 11 should be up and running.
Install Windows 11 from scratch
Alternatively, you can install updated Windows 11. In that case, you can use a computer that has no operating system or one that has an operating system that you simply want to eliminate. Insert the USB drive or DVD into the computer and turn it on up. Press the appropriate key for your computer to access the boot menu. Select the USB or DVD drive. Windows 11 installation and setup should start automatically. The first screen confirms your language, time and keyboard. Click Next and Install Now. Enter a product key or skip this screen if you don’t currently have one. Choose your version of Windows 11 and select Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced) as your desired installation type. On the next screen asking where you want to install Windows, choose the primary partition, which should be empty if there is no OS. Otherwise, choose Windows partition if you want to eliminate your current Windows version with Windows 11 and click Next. Windows 11 will then be installed. After installation, follow the steps to configure up the new OS. You must then be deposited into your new Windows 11 environment.
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