Microsoft rolled out new ISOs for clean installs

Oct 16, 2015 05:06 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft released Windows 10 build 10565 a few days ago for insiders enrolled in the fast ring, but just like usual, the new version was only available via Windows Update for those who were already running the preview on the computers.

Today, however, the software giant finally rolled out new ISOs for insiders that allow them to perform a clean install and deploy Windows 10 build 10565 from scratch, thus helping them prevent any bug that might be caused during the upgrade or simply start fresh with this particular version.

Microsoft doesn’t usually release new ISOs for Windows 10 builds that are exclusively available for fast ring users, but this time the company says that it received plenty of feedback in this regard and it decided to do it in order to allow clean installs without the need for building your own ISO (which is possible, by the way, using the ESD files shipped by Microsoft via Windows Update).

“We don't usually do ISOs for Fast Ring builds, but we heard feedback that these would be helpful to try the new activation paths,” Gabe Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, explained.

Available in multiple languages

The new ISOs are available in both x64 and x86 versions and come in 3.72 GB and 2.81 GB packages, respectively, while also offering support for multiple languages (all of them are available here, but you can also use the direct download links at the end of the article to get the English versions).

Keep in mind that these builds of Windows 10 can’t be activated unless you previously validated your copy of the operating system on RTM (version number 10240), so if you plan to install it from scratch without doing this first, you will only be able to use it for 30 days.

With all of these being said, you can proceed to download the Windows 10 build 10565 ISO x64 or x86, depending on your PC configuration.