Microsoft recently released an updated version of the Media Creation Tool app to allow users to download Windows 11 version 23H2 images for clean installs or in-place upgrades.
However, the Media Creation Tool is not the only tool you can use to download “official” Windows ISOs.
The Universal Media Creation Tool (UMCT), a third-party script for downloading images from Microsoft servers, has been updated to support downloading Windows 11 versions 23H2 and 22H2.
Unlike the standard Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 and 11, which can only download the latest versions, with the UMCT script you can download all versions, up to the original version of Windows 10, version 1507.
In addition to downloading files and creating images, UMCT can “burn” ISO files to USB drives, providing you with ready-made installation media.
For some reason, until now, the Universal Media Creation Tool was limited to Windows 11 version 21H2 and Windows 10 version 21H2.
With the latest update, you can download all versions of Windows 10 and 11. Please note that the script does not use third-party servers or modified images. Just like the official Media Creation Tool app, it downloads ISOs from official servers.
You can download the Universal Media Creation Tool script from its GitHub repository. There you will find more information about its capabilities and development.
