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Published onJune 21, 2022
published onJune 21, 2022
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If you are in Russia and have recently tried to download either Windows 10 or Windows 11, then you might have encountered some issues. As spotted by Tass News Agency, they have been blocked from making these downloads. Yet no reason has been provided for this action.
TASS is reporting that Russians can’t download Windows 10 and Windows 11 anymore from Microsoft servers.
Can someone confirm? ????pic.twitter.com/ZBp18KDOfk
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi)June 19, 2022
According to the news report byBleeping Computer:
Using a VPN server located in Russia, BleepingComputer has confirmed that attempting to download the Windows 10 Update Assistant, the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, and the Windows 11 Installation Assistant, Russian users are shown a message stating, “404 – File or Directory not found.”
When attempting to download Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs, users are shown an error stating, “There was a problem with your request,” as shown below
However, users can still get to download the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool. The issue arises when you try running it, as you will encounter a 0x80072F8F-0x20000 error that states. “For some unknown reason, this tool failed to run on your computer”.
Therefore, to get to download Windows Media you have to connect to a VPN server that is outside the country. Back in March, Microsoft hadsuspended sales from being madein the country because of the Russia-Ukraine war. They had also suspended the developer’s GitHub accounts. We will keep a close eye on this story as we wait for Microsoft’s comment on the matter.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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