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Download Windows 10 20H2 (October Update) ISO

Posted October 2020 by Steve Sinchak

The latest update to Windows 10 known officially as the October 2020 update and 20H2 is ready for use and has begun rolling out.  The final build number of the 20H2 update is 19042 with minor revisions rolling out along with normal security updates via Windows Update. At this time the new build is available to testers before Microsoft pushes it to millions of users in the weeks ahead.  Check out the download links below to get started with Windows 10 October Update today!

Microsoft has released the new Windows 10 20H2 update on the public download site!  There you will find both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 10:

  • Win10_20H2_English_x64.iso
  • Win10_20H2_English_x32.iso

To get started, head over to the download page at:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

Scroll down and select "Windows 10" under the "Windows 10 October 2020 Update" item in the edition drop down list.

Then just hit the confirm button.

Next, you will need to select the language version you want.

Hit Confirm once more and customized download links will be displayed for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.  In almost all cases, make sure to select the 64-bit version.

Once your ISO file is downloaded, install in a VM, burn to a DVD or build a bootable USB disk to perform a clean install of Windows 10 20H2 October Update!  Need help making a bootable USB flash drive with this ISO?  Check out this article which will show you how.

Windows Insiders:

Alternatively, to get Windows 10 20H2 update download the Windows Insider 19042 ISO.

To download, head over to:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewiso

Select the edition of Windows 10 you want, you can choose between Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise.  The plain Windows 10 listing can be configured as either Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro based on the license key you enter during install. Make sure to select the listing that says build 19042, that is the final Windows 10 20H2 build.

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