Under ‘Create Windows 11 installation media’, click ‘Download Now’.Previously, the download process involved signing into a Microsoft account and registering for the Windows Insider Program. You can then choose what you want back on your PC at a later date. If there are files you don’t need immediately, it’s worth backing them up and then performing a factory reset. Our guide to freeing up space in Windows 10 could be useful. The Windows 11 ISO file is 5.1GB in size, so you’ll need that spare capacity on the device where it’s being downloaded, any flash drives you’re using and the target devices. Verdict:Ī handy way to build your own Windows 11 installer.Before proceeding, it’s worth making sure you won’t run out of space at any stage. TIP: before proceeding further, take a full backup of your existing Windows 10 system using Macrium Reflect Free, so you have a working backup to roll back to (or recover data from) should something go wrong. Press the key and follow the prompts to wipe your hard drive clean and install Windows 11 from scratch following the now time-honoured procedure. Press this key and then choose your DVD or USB drive). Once done, restart your PC with the DVD or USB flash drive inserted – you should see a prompt to press any key to boot from CD or DVD (if this doesn’t appear, look for an option to select your boot device just after switching your PC on – typically a key like F11. Accept the license agreement, choose your language and edition, then select whether to create bootable USB or flash drive media. When creating new media, you’ll find it works in exactly the same way as the Windows 10 Media Creation tool. The tool can also be used to perform in-place reinstalls of existing Windows 11 installs (but you can’t use it to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 – you’ll need to do that through the installation media you create, or by downloading the Windows 11 Installation Assistant). The latter is our preferred choice because it boots (and therefore loads Windows) much quicker. The Media Creation tool is the simplest way to create Windows 11 install media – it can create a bootable DVD using a blank disc and your DVD writer, or you can create a bootable USB flash drive from a spare 8GB USB flash drive.

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