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Windows major updates downloads - offline

Jean 1 Reputation point
2021-12-14T11:50:01.683+00:00

Hello everyone,

I'm facing an issue that I have some difficulties to solve. I've been searching around but can't see any answer.

So here is the context : I'm part of a company that has a normal network with a WSUS server and so on, but also a different network, not managed by IS, with no Internet access but where I need to update the systems.

I can quite easily download KBs using the update catalog and transfer these to the protected network using a secured way, but I struggle on downloading the major updates.

I've managed to find a way for W10 21h2 (telling the browser I wasn't an a windows equipment gave me a download link) but it seems it doesn't work anymore.

Is there a place where I can download the W10 major updates AND the windows server 2019 ones?

Thanks!

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  1. Adam J. Marshall 10,356 Reputation points MVP
    2021-12-14T14:01:48.89+00:00

    Why don't you run a disconnected WSUS Server in your disconnected network and transfer from the Online WSUS server to the Offline WSUS server? This will capture all the updates as if the system was online and allow you to use Windows as a Service (WaaS) to upgrade your systems.

    Otherwise, you'll have to download the media creation tool on your online network, run it and tell it to make the ISO file, transfer that ISO file to your offline network, and upgrade each system that way.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-14T12:01:43.62+00:00

    it seems it doesn't work anymore.

    What isn't working? Yes anyone can download updates from the catalog.
    https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/

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  3. Jean 1 Reputation point
    2021-12-14T13:06:27.517+00:00

    well, in the catalog, you'll get the cumulative updates, but not the major ones.

    So if you install all the updates from the catalog, you'll stay in, let say, version 1903, or whatever else, but will never move up.

    Or there is something I can't find in the catalog.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-12-14T13:21:47.58+00:00

    Yes, you'll only find SSU's, security-only updates and cumulative updates in the update catalog.
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-10-update-history-857b8ccb-71e4-49e5-b3f6-7073197d98fb

    if you're looking for the latest build for windows 10 you can download here.
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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  5. Jean 1 Reputation point
    2021-12-14T13:31:42.037+00:00

    ok, that's what I get, however, you can't directly download the iso from there, you can just download a media creation tool which needs admin accounts to be able to do anything further.
    Issue here is : we don't have any equipment where we have admin rights AND access to Internet. This is why I just want to download the ISO.

    So previously, you could trick you browser saying you were on another system (Blackberry, whatever else) and Microsoft would redirect you to the direct download of the ISO. (Looks like it actually work again, I may have missed something last time).

    So for W10 it's solved, but do we have the same for W 2019?

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