However, if we don't want to wait, here is how immediately upgrade to the April 2018 Update on any computer, or download Windows 10 April 2018 Update as an ISO to upgrade multiple PCs. You can use this guide to download Windows 10 ISOs in Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. If you wish to upgrade to Windows 10 for free - which, surprisingly, is still possible - check out our guide: Also, before you proceed with upgrading Windows, it's always a good idea to create a full OS backup, in case anything goes wrong. Upgrade directly to the April 2018 Update Microsoft will detect that we accessed the web page through a previous version of Windows 10, and their first suggestion is to proceed with the update immediately. As a matter of fact, it will congratulate us. We should obviously be proud that our PC that was already running Windows 10 is able to run Windows 10. Next, the app will start downloading the necessary files for the update. The program does not mention an exact figure, but it's safe to assume that they are more than a couple of GBs. As this will take a while, we can minimize the window and keep using our PC as usual. Updating Windows requires patience, first and foremost. Once this preparation finishes, the update assistant will give us a 30-minute time frame to say our goodbyes to our current version of Windows 10, before the automatic restart to proceed with the upgrade. However, we can postpone the reboot, or choose to restart immediately. This countdown come in handy if we left the computer unattended. To be frank, leaving the PC unattended is a good idea. The update is fully automated. The PC will reboot a bunch of times... How to download Windows 10 ISO for a later upgrade or a clean installation Of course, not everyone will switch over to the April 2018 update immediately. We might just want to download Windows 10 as an ISO to upgrade later, do a clean installation, or use it on another PC. The first screen gives us access to the complete Microsoft software license terms, and also a link to the privacy statement. We need to accept these terms to download Windows 10. That's an option too. The media creation tool gives us the option to upgrade our PC to the latest version of Windows 10. However, if we wanted to do this, we would have downloaded the update assistant. Finally, we choose whether we want to download Windows 10 straight at a USB Flash drive or as an ISO. The ISO is the most flexible solution because anytime we want. After that, we just wait for the download to finish. Depending on if we chose one architecture or both, the file will be between 3GB and 6GB large. After the download, the tool will even check the integrity of the ISO, to make sure there was no corruption. Few things are worse than a corrupted Windows installation ISO when we need it. How to download Windows 10 ISO in Windows 7, 8. But we can still download the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. The rest of the procedure to download Windows 10 as an ISO is identical to using the Media Creation Tool on Windows 10. Download Windows 10 ISO in Linux and Mac OS X In the past, Microsoft didn't care much about Linux and Mac OS X users. With Windows 10, however, Microsoft has changed its tune. It is now easy to download Windows 10 ISOs in both Linux and Mac OS X. We just visit the same page as we would through Windows. This time, though, we won't find a useless media creation tool. We can straight up download Windows 10 through our browser. First, we select the edition. In the past, Microsoft gave us a choice between the Anniversary and the Creators update. Now, however, we only have one choice, the April 2018 Update. Finally, we get two links to download Windows 10, valid for 24 hours. The procedure is identical for Mac OS X. Did you have any trouble downloading Windows 10? If anything didn't work as described and you were unable to download Windows 10 as an ISO, leave us a comment. You can like our , share this post with your friends, and select our affiliate links for your purchases on or.
