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
    2021-05-14T05:43:18+00:00

    I had this issue, and here's how I resolved it, with minimal steps.

    1. Download the Windows Media Creation tool
    1. Make the ISO - Run that software... when given the option whether to make write to USB or make an ISO choose ISO. Remember it's name, including which file folder that you put it in. Default on my system was "My Documents" folder named "Windows.ISO"
    2. Mount the image - Using the file explorer, open the directory has been saved to. You can mount the image by double clicking on it, and it will become a virtual disk drive with the contents of that disk.

    4.  Copy install.esd somewhere to work on.
    For me step 3 above created a new drive F: labeled "ESD-ISO"
    Use the file explorer to copy the file named "install.esd" in the "sources" folder to another location.
    So for example on my system, I made a new directory on my C: drive called "Windows10Install" and copied F:\sources\install.esd into that directory. Then I renamed that file, so that I now had a file named "C:\Windows10Install\base-w10.esd" that is a copy of the install.esd from the ISO.

    1. Use dism through the command prompt to extract the preferred image.
      a. Open cmd in administrator mode: In the search bar, type cmd, and it will show "Command Prompt" with a terminal icon. Right click on this to bring up the option menu. Under the options, select "run as administrator". It will verify you want to run the program as administrator, to proceed say "yes" when prompted. This will bring up a prompt "C:\WINDOWS\system32>" when it is open.

    b. Change directory to your work folder. On my system I typed : " cd C:\Windows10Install\ " Note that the prompt should change to show the new directory. If you used a different drive, you'd need to type the drive letter such as D: at the prompt to get to use that drive.

    c. List the images in install.esd - make note of the index number of your preferred image.  At the command prompt type :
      DISM /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:base-w10.esd

    d. Export the preferred image to a new install.esd [ Note I use "SourceIndex:6" to get Windows 10 Pro ] At the command prompt type :
      DISM /Export-Image /SourceImageFile:base-w10.esd /SourceIndex:6 /DestinationImageFile:install.esd /compress:recovery /CheckIntegrity

    e. Verify you now have an install.esd that has the preferred image -  At the command prompt type :
      DISM /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:install.esd

    You can now replace the install.esd in the ISO with the preferred image and this will be small enough to write on a DVD! Windows' tools do not allow writing to the ISO to do this, so this requires use of another tool to do the rest. I used the free DVD authoring tool "Any Burn" it is available here : https://www.anyburn.com/download.php I opened the Windows.ISO in the Any Burn software, and explored the files. I deleted the existing \sources\install.esd and replaced it with the one with the preferred image as described above. Then I burned the DVD and everything else went as expected.

    Please forgive my brevity. Having seen a lack of practical answers to such a common problem I felt I should document my process. I agree with the posters that this needs to be done simply by common users without the need for special tools. I would recommend Microsoft update the Media Creation tool to allow selection of image so that users do not have to go through such steps. I hope that it is helpful.

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  2. VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-01-09T22:07:41+00:00

    you can remove all additional windows editions from install.esd or Install.wim

    you need to decide home or professional edition.

    search google , how to convert .esd to wim to other edition and create bootable dvd...

    i have own experience of reducing sizes. i do on this on Asus laptop

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-10T02:19:38+00:00

    I aware this does not resolve your issue. My reply is informational. There is nothing that can be done about this. I should add, this has nothing to do with compression, as the ISO is just an "image" of the setup/install files.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-10T02:02:06+00:00

    Hi and thanks for reaching out. My name is William, I’m an Independent Advisor. I'll be happy to help you out today.

    That is the expected size of the 20H2 ISO. Your only option for DVD is use dual layer ... or use a cheap USB stick, they are much faster to install from.

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