The tool helps perform an in-place upgrade or create a bootable installation media using a removable drive to perform a clean installation.
However, if you do not want to wait for the automatic upgrade, you can download the Windows 10 (version 22H2, 21H2, and older releases) installation files onto a USB flash drive using the Media Creation Tool. Instead, Microsoft upgrades computers gradually, taking some time until the new version reaches every device. When a new version of Windows 10 becomes available, not everyone gets the latest release on the same day. On Windows 10, you can create a bootable USB drive with multiple tools, and in this guide, you will learn how.
