Jun 21, 2022 10:30:00

Windows 10 and Windows 11 downloads blocked in Russia

It turns out that in Russia, Windows 10 and Windows 11 installation tools and

disk images (ISO files) are no longer available for download. It's not clear why Windows downloads from Russia are blocked.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 downloads blocked in Russia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-and-windows-11-downloads-blocked-in-russia/

Russian state news agency Itartas reported on June 19, 2022, 'When I try to install Windows 11 and Windows 10 from Microsoft's website, I get an error and exit.'

In fact, when Bleeping Computer, an IT news site, downloads Windows 10 Update Assistant, Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, and Windows 11 Installation Assistant using a Russian VPN server, the message '404 --File or Directory not found' is displayed. It was confirmed that it was displayed.

In addition, when I downloaded the Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISO files, it said 'There was a problem with the request' in Russian.

On the other hand, for some reason I was able to download the Windows 11 media creation tool, but when I run it, I get the error code '0x80072F8F-0x20000' and the error message 'Unknown, but this tool could not be run on your computer'. It has been done.

Although the direct link to the case is unknown, Microsoft has accused Russia of invading Ukraine and stopped new sales in Russia in March.

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In addition, the service is being withdrawn from Russia, and in April, the account of the developer related to the sanctioned Russian company was suspended on GitHub, a software development platform under Microsoft, and in June. After joining the company, it announced that it would dismiss 400 employees due to the contraction of its business in Russia.

However, Microsoft has stated that it will continue to fulfill its contractual obligations with Russian customers, and it is unexpected that Windows will not be available for download.

'I'm not sure if this is a technical mistake or Microsoft is intentionally blocking downloads from Russia. I contacted Microsoft about this issue but didn't provide any information,' Bleeping Computer said. Said.