Latest Windows 10 iso file too large for DVD!

Anonymous
2020-11-10T01:49:42+00:00

I downloaded the media creation tool for 20H2 Windows 10 version. Requested 64 bit version ONLY.

ISO file is over 4.7GB, does not fit on DVD. What should I do? I DO NOT want to mess with dual layer,

blue ray, or flash drives. Never had this problem before, seems like a glitch in the tool perhaps,

it does not compress the file properly?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2021-05-19T12:37:59+00:00

This one works! Just burned it to DVD. So, this should resolve all the media format woes posted here? :)

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=616447

Be sure to choose the second option to create media installation, unless you want to update directly.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-25T14:41:46+00:00

    UPDATE: After submitting the thought came to me that step 2 could be eliminated and you could make the thumb drive the bootable drive in step 4.  Clear the bootable flag on the thumb drive first.  Note that I haven't tested this modification but the original procedure was fully tested.

    Summarizing the OP's issues:

    1. I don't have a flash drive big enough.

    2. I don't have burner and blanks with dual layer support.

    3. Computer has no option in BIOS to boot from USB

    4. Said computer's DVD drive can't read dual layer.

    5. There is no OS to boot. No explorer. Hard drive crashed. Need clean install.

    I was in essentially the same position when the 15 year-old HD in my legacy Dell GX520 crashed.  I have a solution that respects all the OP's issues but does require purchasing (for < $5) or borrowing an 8GB USB thumb drive (not for boot).

    1. On another machine, use the media creation tool to create 20H2 installation media on the thumb drive.
    2. Use a gparted live-CD or another bootable disk partitioning utility to copy the partition on the thumb drive to the end of the wiped HD.  You probably need to create a new MBR first.  Do *not* mark the copied partition as bootable.
    3. Use a Win 7, 8, or 10 rescue CD to boot to a command prompt (do not use an old installation DVD).
    4. Make the copied partition the current drive.  It may by D: or E: and will be identifiable by the appearance of setup.exe at the top level.
    5. Execute setup.exe.  Use the custom partitioning option to make sure that the end partition does not get wiped away during installation.
    6. When the 20H2 installation completes you can delete the end partition and expand the windows partition if you wish or you can keep the end partition for possible restoration needs in the future.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-16T15:47:12+00:00

    You could just install older version of Windows 10 (like 1909) Then update it to 20H2

    Yes, I could do that, I know. But that would take twice as long.

    Extremely inconvenient. Who has so much time? Not supposed to be like that.

    Should not be like that. Microsoft rather inconvenience the

    end user than themselves.... Just saying.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-16T15:29:34+00:00

    You could just install older version of Windows 10 (like 1909) Then update it to 20H2

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-02T00:00:57+00:00

    I have always found a way to boot from a USB.. You must have it inserted into the computer then in the BIOS Boot Manager you move it to the top of the list.

    This is if you have downloaded the proper setup of the ISO.

    Have you read all the info in the ISO setup?

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    Also I have Lenovo laptops that do not have CD/DVD installed hardware.

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