Security News > 2021 > May > How to download the Windows 10 21H1 ISO from Microsoft

With today's release of the Windows 10 May 2021 Update, you now download the Windows 10 21H1 ISO for the operating system directly from Microsoft.
This article will explain how you can download the Windows 10 21H1 ISO directly from Microsoft's servers.
How to download a Windows 10 21H1 ISO from Microsoft.
Below we describe two methods that you can create or download a Windows 10 21H1 ISO image.
Method 1: Use the Media Creation Tool to create an ISO. Microsoft offers a tool called the Media Creation Tool that lets you download the latest Windows 10 ISO to a file or burn it to a USB drive.
How to use the Windows 10 ISO. Now that you have downloaded the ISO, you can use it to upgrade your existing Windows 10 operating system, perform a clean install of Windows 10 21H1 on a new PC, or use it for troubleshooting via the recovery environment.
News URL
Related news
- Microsoft silently fixes Start menu bug affecting Windows 10 PCs (source)
- Microsoft will update Office apps on Windows 10 until 2028 (source)
- Microsoft confirms May Windows 10 updates trigger BitLocker recovery (source)
- Bad luck, Windows 10 users. No fix yet for ransomware-exploited bug (source)
- Microsoft Patches 125 Flaws Including Actively Exploited Windows CLFS Vulnerability (source)
- Microsoft: April 2025 updates break Windows Hello on some PCs (source)
- Microsoft: Windows CLFS Vulnerability Could Lead to ‘Widespread Deployment and Detonation of Ransomware’ (source)
- Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete (source)
- Microsoft starts final Windows Recall testing before rollout (source)
- Week in review: Microsoft patches exploited Windows CLFS 0-day, WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed (source)