Right-click the downloaded .iso file in Windows 8 or newer and select Mount . For Windows 7, use a virtual drive utility or extract the contents using an archive tool like 7-Zip.
While Microsoft no longer hosts the files, some reputable archives maintain copies of the original ISOs: Right-click the downloaded
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