Procrastinating on an OS upgrade? Here are a few ways to switch to Windows 11 for free.

When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

Windows 11 23H2, officially known as Windows 11 2023 Update, has been out for a short while now, available to those who want to upgrade from 22H2. However, there's a catch, and that's regarding ...

If you have to create a bootable USB media to perform a clean installation or an in-place upgrade of Windows 11, you usually have to use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. Although the tool works as ...

Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

Security software is known to cause issues such as these. The software might evaluate that it’s harming the system and block the file. It will abruptly stop the process of media creation. You may also ...

Normally, this would be the case pretty much straightaway following the release of a new version of Windows, and indeed Microsoft updated the current version of the Media Creation Tool to indicate it ...

Trying to create a Windows installation media but getting the Media Creation Tool error 0x80070005 – 0xA001B? Well, you are not alone. This is a common error when ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) is working again on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 25H2 systems. MCT is a free tool that helps download the latest version of ...

Rufus is an open-source program that creates bootable USB sticks for Windows installation and more. Compared to Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, Rufus offers many more options for configuration setup.