WIndows 10 v. 1803 media creation tool nowhere to be found?

jn77

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I have been up and down Microsofts website and download the media creation tool a few times and it is still pulling v. 1709. Anyone else having this problem? and where is the tool for v. 1803?
 
Solution
Not sure if this breaks any rules and I'm sure TH will correct me, but since it is all freely available directly from Microsoft Update servers...

1. Download the upgrade Multi-version ESD file for your country.

Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home N
Windows 10 Home Single Language
Windows 10 Education
Windows 10 Education N
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro N

http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ar-sa_4a1be992a740887400605ebbf6092a42b595f861.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_bg-bg_40a0b2df45b9059737211bd88d881b71f76572b5.esd...
Not sure if this breaks any rules and I'm sure TH will correct me, but since it is all freely available directly from Microsoft Update servers...

1. Download the upgrade Multi-version ESD file for your country.

Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home N
Windows 10 Home Single Language
Windows 10 Education
Windows 10 Education N
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro N

http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ar-sa_4a1be992a740887400605ebbf6092a42b595f861.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_bg-bg_40a0b2df45b9059737211bd88d881b71f76572b5.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_cs-cz_3459d7b46b321e5655665f8fd948caada4c7337a.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_da-dk_03ca3b4271ab5e9447060ba54a0f641af5aa16ac.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_de-de_82c5321aaa531c4086ba6cb69fcc1c032679246b.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_el-gr_42f3ec72a988248e261b990a3622bebac41ce052.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_en-gb_ae8950036c39bf34cb35495802feacfb4c3d7db1.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_en-us_e698e1f0c2e6022982a48e299e06936f84d83a74.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_es-es_5535434c1a1b27e8351c9d89b343002d4d82cb55.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_es-mx_41d66403af294d209379d65771ab259aafc7a510.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_et-ee_dfc275558ff7aa68521f4775cd108e4a26b031ba.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_fi-fi_ba57602922084c8c64525ef7aafd83f8b85458a8.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_fr-ca_753de20705c73b84137ddd9d669601d3a65b60ea.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_fr-fr_b78ce2d8f9da7a8ddd29ba560de14887ea60262d.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_he-il_d047d781426496dd95b3805259656704ef417944.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_hr-hr_febf80a9ce42cb24ee7b222203005199b0baf305.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_hu-hu_046a92a8880561ba3087e4992d42607b07f44e79.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_it-it_eae9ada08f225c0e0d703cf054337762e510971c.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ja-jp_068fac7c7379c1b81fd24e219940fb0e92af5325.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ko-kr_1af7445ce97c137b2cb855606ecb858445a7e20f.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_lt-lt_5e3d30d2f4eb979225d1a8012f5d9d6d0f906bdf.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_lv-lv_7f63165cb4e6a3fe6b9f519b94c0f837116db85e.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_nb-no_dfa7c49db13347b4fb9b67a10941d5e3d9b87a77.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_nl-nl_3e6456cf673b94736da89e4e0680f8e17f044faf.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_pl-pl_39d73891fc157e42b9a867aa307395644349bc0f.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_pt-br_c8470dc4bc8a9a1c29502a3d2ccd031c46f0d839.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_pt-pt_845a0765772998e95a8639067dd4c643c7a00514.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ro-ro_6ba5aaca26e4a1399ff50a59bf8a2e893d9b820d.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_ru-ru_5a73e2636a13741eda5e9ab69a086fe8097e8dcc.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_sk-sk_9818c39aba7aaff39b5d7111b31fb050f51c0ff8.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_sl-si_3ced1dd526d8fc7148004bc4028c53dbccd83092.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_sr-latn-rs_ec9c87ded59747c5224d0dbd7f6ebac9ca14bfcb.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_sv-se_0024f72dacee223cf35ac6696dfd81478ed1fdfc.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_th-th_485b6686c9dbb62a13cbc2c0e0fc1630a6eea1e4.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_tr-tr_b15491c670d19f555b303b85061b1558721a7214.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_uk-ua_247e2cd696eb259b88b297f02f4cad5c1e44813e.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_zh-cn_3571ad559ed85ff28889671984c46b3939c00255.esd
http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/Upgr/2018/04/17134.1.180410-1804.rs4_release_clientconsumer_ret_x64fre_zh-tw_ddafee641efb5f55bee3da1ea72a0313d276ec02.esd

2. Download ESD Decrypt Multi, unpack and run the update_decrypt.cmd to get latest configurations files

https://s1.rg-adguard.net/dl/decrypt/decrypt-multi-release.7z

3. Run decrypt-ESD.cmd and point it to the downloaded ESD file.

It will ask a few questions, that are easy enough to understand and process the file to create an ISO.

4. Download and use Rufus portable to burn to USB.

https://rufus.akeo.ie/downloads/rufus-2.18p.exe

5. Run setup off USB to do an inplace upgrade keeping files and settings or boot off it for a clean install.

Did this on my test system, a Phenom II x4 and took 50 minutes.

As I said, all downloads freely available without restrictions and/or freeware tools.
 
Solution

noel_prg_la1979

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you were not patient enough to check at the MS Win10 downloads page at 10am Pacific Local time on Monday April 30. If you live in another time zone than the pacific time zone, that would be later (or earlier), depending on where you reside.

here's the updated Media Creation tool (titled MediaCreationTool1803.exe)