Question Windows 11 fake OS?

[RenTheReaper]

Recently I downloaded a fresh copy of windows 11 home for a clean installation. Should I worry about having gone to the wrong (but similar looking on purpose) microsoft site and having installed a look a like OS that could get my accounts hacked hacked/leaked? It might just be me being too on edge about these things but I wanted to make sure if its not possible or heard of windows 11 OS installations and look a likes (asking this also due to hackers taking advantage of people "upgrading" to windows 11 without tpm on suspicious sites).

 

[kanewolf]

Recently I downloaded a fresh copy of windows 11 home for a clean installation. Should I worry about having gone to the wrong (but similar looking on purpose) microsoft site and having installed a look a like OS that could get my accounts hacked hacked/leaked? It might just be me being too on edge about these things but I wanted to make sure if its not possible or heard of windows 11 OS installations and look a likes (asking this also due to hackers taking advantage of people "upgrading" to windows 11 without tpm on suspicious sites).

You would be VERY foolish to not assume you should download from Microsoft before proceeding.

 

[Lafong]

Why worry?

What's the reason you don't go back to the correct site and redo everything?

 

[RenTheReaper]

https://imgur.com/a/qgLglPx

View: https://imgur.com/a/qgLglPx

 

[RenTheReaper]

https://imgur.com/a/BbdYc0o

View: https://imgur.com/a/BbdYc0o

 

[RenTheReaper]

You would be VERY foolish to not assume you should download from Microsoft before proceeding.

Indeed.

 

[RenTheReaper]

Why worry?

What's the reason you don't go back to the correct site and redo everything?

I could, but some sites might try to impersonate the real site to download windows for windows 11 install, no?

 

[RenTheReaper]

In this case for example I am not sure which link/site seems legitimate...

 

[Lafong]

I could, but some sites might try to impersonate the real site to download windows for windows 11 install, no?

You are correct.

The question remains:

Why not go to the known correct site?

What makes you think you went to the wrong site? What is your best reason for that?

 

[RenTheReaper]

You are correct.

The question remains:

Why not go to the known correct site?

I do go to the main microsoft site, but I can search on its search bar "windows 11 download" and get multiple options such as "http://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11" and I'm not sure if thats the correct link.

 

[Lafong]

I do go to the main microsoft site, but I can search on its search bar "windows 11 download" and get multiple options such as "http://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11" and I'm not sure if thats the correct link.

There are 3 choices at that URL.

Do you have any reason to think any of the 3 are not valid, dangerous, fake, unauthorized, bogus, etc?

You say "I'm not sure if that's the correct link".

What would convince you?

 

[RenTheReaper]

I shall trust that judgement then and try reinstalling windows 11. Thank you.

 

[Colif]

both the pictures are the same website, you can tell its Microsoft as no one else would try to get you to use BIng wallpaper.
your links wouldn't auto log me into my account if it wasn't really Microsoft.

I can guess what the 3 links are too:
Upgrade assistant
Media Creation Tool
ISO