community-faqdownloadiso-imagewindows 7
I just bought a serial for Windows 7 on-line from the Microsoft store (the most painful shopping experience EVER!). I selected that I wanted to download my version of Windows 7 after purchase. After payment, I have listed a Product Key but no download link in sight.
Where do I download my Windows 7 ISO to burn to disk?
Note: I'm not a Technet or MSDN subscriber.
My order confirmation says:
If you need to download Windows, write down your new product key and enter it here.
And it links to the Windows Setup.exe.
Additionally, there's this option:
Go to https://www.mswos.com/
Fill out the details of your order.
You'll find the download link at the bottom of the page.
If the current Windows came pre-installed with the computer, then the key you retrieved might be the generic OEM key, which won't work for downloading images. There might be a unique OEM key (different from the installed one) somewhere on a sticker or in the OEM documentation. You may try to use that one for download, but even that it's not guaranteeed to work.
From New ways to get free Windows-installation media:
The new Win7 Software Recovery Center
Microsoft’s newly launched “Software Recovery Center” (site; see Figure 6) currently serves only users who have purchased retail versions of Win7.
Note the emphasis on retail.
See also OEM Windows 7 key with downloaded ISO? and the links posted in the discussion.
Best Answer
The link should have been emailed to you with your receipt. More than likely it will not be an ISO but a set of ESD installation files. There is a tutorial here that explains how to convert to an ISO.
If the download link was not emailed to you I would contact customer service with your invoice number and ask to resend the information.