Microsoft makes the Windows installation media available for download, but you will have to put it into a format that aligns with how you plan to use the installation files.

Use Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to create Windows 11 bootable installation media. Create a bootable Windows USB flash drive using this tutorial.

I really just want the disk to do a clean install, as I'll obviously already have a license key. I have such a disk for Windows XP, but this would be my first Vista computer.

Download the latest Windows 11 ISO from Microsoft To download the Windows 11 ISO image you'll need to create a USB bootable drive. First, visit the Download Windows 11 page.

BootCamp Assistant doesn't want to proceed without a Windows install CD (which I don't have at the moment), but I don't need to install Windows; I just need to create the partition so I can ...

Making an ISO image of a hard drive means creating a 1-to-1 backup copy that consists of a .iso file. Here are two ways to do just that.

How to Create an ISO Using Windows You can create an ISO file from a CD, DVD, or BluRay disc using Windows but you’ll need to use a third-party app as this functionality isn’t built into the ...

Want to try Windows 11 risk-free? Use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine where you can test the new operating system without losing access to your "real" PC. I've got step-by-step instructions here.