Just a few days ago -- before it has even been officially announced -- Windows 11 leaked online and remains available to download from numerous sites. The Windows 11 ISO torrent spread like wildfire, and now Microsoft is fighting back.

Edition of Windows. You should also choose the same edition of Windows. To check what edition you're currently running, go to PC info in PC settings or System in Control Panel, and look for Windows edition. Windows 10 Enterprise isn’t available here. Please see the Volume Licensing Service Center for more information. Microsoft Office products.
A clean install with a Windows 10 ISO will erase all of your files, settings, and applications. Download the latest Windows 10 ISO by saving it to a location on your PC or creating a bootable USB. Open File Explorer and go to where you saved the ISO. Select the ISO file to open it, which lets Windows mount the image so you can access it.

The company has issued a slew of DMCA takedown notices to various sites it says are distributing 'a leaked copy of the unreleased Windows 11'. Unsurprisingly, an article entitled 'How to Download and Install Windows 11 Right Now' caught the eyes of Microsoft lawyers.

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The company was surprisingly slow in its response to the leak, and has still said nothing public about it. There had been speculation that it was not genuine, but Microsoft belated action shows that it is indeed real. Numerous copyright complaints have now been issued by the software maker.

Included in Microsoft DMCA carpet-bombing is the Japanese site Beebom.com. A takedown complaint to Google finds Microsoft asking the search giant to remove listings for the page:

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Beebom.com's article is distributing Windows 11 ISO (copyrighted to Microsoft). Please remove their article from the search. It is a leaked copy of the unreleased Windows 11.

But the sheer number of sites that now either host or link to the Windows 11 ISO is growing by the minute. This, coupled with the very nature of BitTorrent, means that Microsoft is now engaged in an ultimately pointless game of whack-a-mole as it scrambles to close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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Unlike in previous versions of Windows, you’ll need to use the media creation tool to create an ISO file to install Windows 10. Make sure you have a license to install Windows 10, and then follow these steps:

On the Windows 10 download page, download the media creation tool by selecting Download tool now, then run the tool.
In the tool, select Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO) for another PC > Next.
Select the language, architecture, and edition of Windows, you need and select Next.
Select ISO file > Next, and the tool will create your ISO file for you.
To use the ISO file as a backup for your PC or on another PC, burn it onto a DVD.