I recently asked if MAS was save to activate windows, it turns out it was as I hoped.
However, I’ve one last doubt: I downloaded the iso from MASSGRAVE (it-it_windows_10_consumer_editions_version_22h2_updated_may_2024_x64_dvd_49ddadb6.iso) and I installed that already.
Also, I logged in my accounts and used sensible passwords already, should I be worried about this? (I ask because some pirates said the ISO should have been downloaded from Microsoft website :/ ).
Please let me know your opinions
Always download your Windows ISOs from MS directly: https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10ISO?msockid=1f1e1899fbc26e530dcb0cebfa3f6f8b
The moment you get them from somewhere else, no, it cannot be deemed 100% safe.
Unless you compare the checksum is a match from the ones from Microsoft.
Yeah. But unless MS has blocked you, I still don’t see the point getting it elsewhere.
May as well use M$’s bandwidth
I still can’t understand how to download the ISO, all I can do is downloading a tool to create a ISO… I’d like to download the sama exact win10 Italian version in order to compare checksum, since I’ve done a lot of setup already on the laptop
There are legitimate versions of windows that are hard to get as a non enterprise consumer. Such as some of the IOT versions that have much longer security support.
Windows LTSC ftw.
They block VPN users.
Never had an issue getting an iso from them via Mullvad.
How recently. I tested with Mullvad and it gave me a notice.
Huh, you’re right. But a few weeks ago I was definitely able to download via Fido. Maybe try that.
I wasn’t using a VPN last time the download didn’t work, but it might have something to do with me using NextDNS and blocking some of their tracking stuff that way.
I’ve done quite a of setup already so it’d be annoying, even changing password is. I’ll see what I can do next month as I’m to buys the next weekdays and weekends
You can check the md5 hash checksum provided by Microsoft to verify the authenticity. Massgrave gets it from Microsoft, it’s a legit ISO just rehosted.
Ty, I also think this. It wouldn’t be logic to offer a safe scrips but malware injected ISOs
Did you check the md5? If they were different, it could be anything (it doesn’t imply modifications from massgrave either)
As for logic, bad actors would do anything. Even hijacking a server and replacing the ISOs of other hackers, or infiltrate the group and do so.
You can calculate the hash of your iso and compare it with Microsoft
https://files.rg-adguard.net/file/d803ac63-1065-4b09-c5b3-968ff4ceca6c
I’m wondering how can you trust this site though?
its obtained from Microsoft https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/securedownloads/
issue is to download it directly this way from MS you need a MSDN registered account
https://www.reddit.com/r/SCCM/comments/vux54e/where_to_download_msdn_isos/
but the hash is same as listed on the other page
You can calculate the hash for your iso and compare it with Microsoft
ty I checked the SHA256 and MD5 with Get-File-Hash and they match
I want to use their script on idm but it doesn’t work anymore What I should do and I can’t use Coplilot with excel with their script
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