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Does the Media Creation Tool always download most current version?



 
 
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Old March 13th 18, 03:03 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Does the Media Creation Tool always download most current version?

The subject is the question.

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Old March 13th 18, 06:19 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Does the Media Creation Tool always download most currentversion?

On 2018-03-12 22:03, Jason wrote:

The subject is the question.


I'm not sure. The Creation Tool itself gets updated, i.e. it has a
version number and will download that version. Never tried an older
Creation Tool to download Win10 once a new Win10 came out, I've always
re-downloaded the Creation Tool...

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Old March 13th 18, 09:03 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Does the Media Creation Tool always download most current version?

Jason wrote:
The subject is the question.


Obviously they need an identifier inside, as how will the
Win7 one know it's downloading Win7, while the Win10 one
knows it is downloading Win10 ? There has to be some "SKU magic"
inside :-)

https://s13.postimg.org/yjj7pjy7b/me...ol_hexedit.gif

Each one seems to have details inside it.

Report back if you see any "disturbing trends" :-)

Paul
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Old March 19th 18, 06:16 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Does the Media Creation Tool always download most current version?

"Jason" wrote in message
...

The subject is the question.


Each time MSFT releases a new major version e.g. 1709(Fall Creators),
1703(Creators), 1607(Anniversary), 1511(November), 1507(RTM initial released
version) the tool has been updated thus downloading and running the
executable will provide the latest current version(1709).

The Media Creation Tool(MCT) executable(MediaCreationTool.exe) is version
specific, but not necessarily build specific.
The version of the MCT exe determines which version of Windows 10 will be
downloaded.

Note: If one did save and archive an earlier version of the MCT exe file
then running that executable will download and create media(or an ISO) for
that earlier version.
e.g. of an earlier MCT version
- the MediaCreationTool.exe for 1703 has a file version of 10.0.15063.0
which will create 1703(Creators Update) version media. Once media is created
and used to install Windows 10, it would still be necessary to install the
latest Servicing Stack Update and latest Cumulative Update to bring Windows
10 up to the current 'build' version.

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