Official downloads for Windows 10 N?
After contacting Microsoft support I was assured that
Actually, once you boot the device with the Installation media [...] you will see the Pro , Home a, N and KN editions. If and only if you boot the device with an installation media.
The problem here was that the Media Creation Tool didn't tell you that all those variants were included in the edition that it simply calls "Windows 10", in combination with the fact that e.g. Windows 7 had different and incompatible images depending on whether your license key was N or not.
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Andreas
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Andreas over 1 year
I know from experience that using a product key for an N version of Windows with a non-N version installation will fail.
Earlier I could just select the N edition in Microsoft's web form for downloading ISOs, but now when trying to download Windows 10 N all I'm offered is a media creation tool. As expected the tool was not a good replacement for the web form, and did not offer me any N versions.
- Why are no N versions offered? Have they been discontinued or something?
- Are they officially available somewhere else?
Update: I'm currently on Windows.
Update 2: None of the answers in the proposed duplicate solve the problem.
- 3rd party download link generator: "File is not available for download" on every try.
- Media creation tool: Doesn't work -- that's why I'm here.
- Change user agent in Firefox: Only offers me Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update. No N versions.
- HeiDoc Windows ISO downloader: Update 3: Initially abysmal transfer rates. They seem to increase to acceptable speeds after a while.
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Ramhound about 6 yearsPossible duplicate of Where can I get a clean ISO of the Windows 10 AU (Build 14393), Creators Update (Build 15063) or FCU (Build 16299.15)?. Before you make the conclusion, that this isn't duplicate, I encourage you read the duplicate and verify that is the case.
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Ramhound about 6 years"Have they been discontinued or something?" - No; "Are they officially available somewhere else?" - Windows 10 N is indeed supported. The linked you provide requires you to provide it a non-Windows browser agent to be used. "Why are no N versions offered?" - I was able to select Windows 10 N Home/Professional without an issue
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Andreas about 6 years@Ramhound Thanks. To clarify, were you able to select it in the media creation tool?
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Ramhound about 6 yearsI thought you wanted to download the ISO, hence the reason you wanted to s to provide an alternative, to the Media Creation Tool?
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Andreas about 6 years@Ramhound If you have an alternative method while working in Windows, feel free to write an answer describing it!
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Ramhound about 6 yearsThe answer already exists. Read all of the answers to the duplicate question.
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Andreas about 6 years@Ramhound Yes, I am currently working my way through them. If the answer turns up (not yet) I will update this question.
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Ramhound about 6 yearsAll of the answers will work. You should use Andre's answer.
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Andreas about 6 years@Ramhound Unfortunately, no, neither Andre's nor Codelt's (obviously) answers work. Biswapriyo's might stand a chance, as you've pointed out.
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Andreas about 6 years@Ramhound See updated question. Further suggestions welcomed.
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Ramhound about 6 yearsI have personally verified all those methods. Andre's suggestion while an external link, generates a link, directly from Microsoft. While CodeIt's answer suggestion is to use the Media Creation Tool. Give me a small amount of time to determine if a new answer should be submitted.
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Ramhound about 6 yearsLet us continue this discussion in chat.
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Sreejith. D. Menon about 6 yearsMSDN subscription.
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Gert van den Berg almost 6 yearsAvent that does not offer me 1803's N edition... The media pack is offered, the N edition not...