
N.B: This process is for Creators Update version 1703. Then it reads that XML file, find a ESD file link matching your language (like en-US for English), downloads that encrypted ESD file in C:\ESD folder.Ĭonvert ESD to ISO:: After downloading the required ESD file, it reads the encryption key from Products.xml file to decrypt that ESD file. In that Products_20170317.cab file, there is a Products.xml file. This link written in SetupMgr.dll file in that MediaCreationTool.exe (treated as. Step 1: Download the Media Creation Tool Step 2: Prepare a Bootable USB Drive Step 3: Boot from the USB Drive Step 4: Install Windows Step 5: Complete the. See more How-To Geek link.Ĭonnection and Files Download:: It downloads a Products_20170317.cab file from (for Creators Update). Open setupact.log file in any text reader and you can see what type of data is sent to Microsoft server. The data is read from HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion registry. Then it logs your PC Windows details in "C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources\Panther\setupact.log" and send it to Microsoft. It also creates log files in C:\Windows\Logs and extract itself in C:\$Windows.~WS\Sources folder. The processes are įiles Creation and Logging:: At first execution of MediaCreationTool.exe, it creates some folders in System Drive like $Windows.~WS, $WINDOWS.~BT & ESD. So one can easily open that executable file like a compressed file in WinZip or 7zip.

This tool is an 32bit excutable file but really a cabinet file (.cab). On Windows 10, installing version 21H2 (November 2021 Update) is recommended using the Windows Update settings, but you can also use the Media Creation Tool. Download Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (17.5 MB) version 3.0.
