The tool is useful, as it includes functionality to copy the operating system to a USB drive or create an ISO image which can be burned to a DVD. Microsoft will update its Media Creation Tool when Windows 11 is released, likely on the day of release on October 5, 2021. The latest version includes support for downloading a Windows 11 ISO image from Microsoft. Make sure you download the latest Windows 11 22H2 drivers and then click ‘Install’ in MCT and the Windows update installation process will begin.I reviewed the MediaCreationTool back in March 2021 when support for Microsoft's Windows 10 version 21H1 system was added by its developer.

This won’t work if your PC is using Intel SST hardware as Microsoft has blocked older drivers due to BSOD errors. Select the option to ‘Upgrade this PC now’ and click ‘Next’, and it will begin downloading the update. To get started, download the tool from Microsoft’s website and run Media Creation Tool on your PC. Remember that Windows Update should deliver the WindUpdate to your PC in the coming weeks, but it’s not always the quickest at doing so and it could take up to a month before it begins seeding the latest bits. If you want to grab the update today, the Media Creation Tool is one of the best ways to get it. All you need to do is run and leave it aside for some time to allow it to download the media files from Microsoft.

The Media Creation Tool is a perfect way to make sure you have the latest version of Windows and it is also one of the safest tools to upgrade your computer. Example of products.xml file (stored in sources folder) and is generated when you run MCT’s Upgrade this PC. (Tip: To check the build number downloaded by Media Creation Tool, download and run an advanced notepad app like Notepad++ and look for products.xml, as shown in the below screenshot).

Windows 11 media creator