About your download link
Some editions are delivered as a direct ISO download from Lizensa storage. The link in your order email is secure and time-limited — if it has expired, open Orders in your Lizensa dashboard and download the file again.
Step 1 — Download the ISO
- Open the delivery email from Lizensa and select Download ISO.
- Save the
.isofile to your PC. Large files (3–5 GB) take a while — download the file completely before using it.
Step 2 — Verify the download (recommended when a SHA-256 is shown)
- Open Command Prompt and run:
certutil -hashfile "C:\path\to\file.iso" SHA256
- Compare the printed hash with the SHA-256 value shown for your build in the order details.
Step 3 — Install
- Double-click the ISO to mount it as a virtual drive — Windows 8.1 and later do this natively.
- Run
setup.exefrom the mounted drive and follow the installer. - Activate with the product key from your order email.
Notes
- The ISO is the official Microsoft build for the edition and language in your order — nothing is modified.
- For Windows editions installed from a USB stick instead, see the Windows 10 and Windows 11 install guides in this collection.

