{"id":61249,"date":"2023-09-05T18:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=61249"},"modified":"2023-09-17T23:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T17:52:07","slug":"windows-11-iso-blocked-banned-ip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-11-iso-blocked-banned-ip\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 ISO Download Blocked: Unable to complete your request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you attempt to download the Windows ISO, mainly the Windows 11 ISO, from the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft ISO download<\/a> page, the following error occurs, and your download is blocked.<!--more--><\/p>\n<pre class=\"err\"><strong>Error<\/strong>\n\nWe are unable to complete your request at this time. Some users, entities and locations are banned from using this service. For this reason, leveraging anonymous or location hiding technologies when connecting to this service is not generally allowed. If you believe that you encountered this problem in error, please try again. If the problem persists you may contact Microsoft Support \u2013 Contact Us page for assistance. Refer to message code 715-123130 and &lt;xxxxxx&gt;.<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-error-blocked.png\" alt=\"windows 11 iso download blocked IP VPN DNS\" width=\"750\" height=\"624\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This error message is shown on some systems when you download the ISO by clicking the options under the section &#8220;<strong>Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft may have blocked your VPN, ISP, or the DNS for reasons unexplained. The same error occurs if you use <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pbatard\/rufus\/issues\/2130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rufus<\/a> or any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-10-iso-direct-download-mct-useragent\/\">other method<\/a> to download the ISO.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <strong>good<\/strong> news is that you can download the ISO using the Media Creation Tool. Microsoft&#8217;s IP\/DNS block methods don&#8217;t apply if you use the Media Creation Tool method.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>To download the Windows 11 ISO successfully, use the Media Creation Tool instead.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the URL <code>https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windows11<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Download Now<\/strong>. This downloads the Media Creation Tool (<strong>mediacreationtool.exe<\/strong>) for Windows 11. Its file size is approximately 10 MB.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct.png\" alt=\"download windows 11 iso using MCT\" width=\"801\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct.png 801w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>(Sometimes, you may receive the error code 403 &#8220;Forbidden&#8221; when downloading the mediacreationtool.exe. In that case, you may download the tool from another computer or an alternate internet connection source and try again.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Run the Media Creation Tool.\u00a0Read the Microsoft Software license terms, and click <strong>Accept<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The language and edition will be auto-selected by default. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(If you wish to download a different language ISO than the one installed on that machine, uncheck &#8220;Use the recommended options for this PC.&#8221;)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct-2.png\" alt=\"download windows 11 iso using MCT\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose &#8220;ISO file,&#8221; and click Next.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct-3.png\" alt=\"download windows 11 iso using MCT\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose the location to save the ISO when prompted. The tool will begin downloading the ISO.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/windows-iso-download-mct-4.png\" alt=\"download windows 11 iso using MCT\" width=\"702\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(For more information, see the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-10-iso-direct-download-mct-useragent\/#mct_gui\">How to Download Windows 10 or 11 ISO<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you attempt to download the Windows ISO, mainly the Windows 11 ISO, from the official Microsoft ISO download page, the following error occurs, and your download is blocked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[869],"tags":[191],"class_list":["post-61249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-11","tag-error-messages"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49287,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/mct-error-0x80080005-0x90018\/","url_meta":{"origin":61249,"position":0},"title":"Media Creation Tool Error 0x80080005 &#8211; 0x90018","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When you attempt to create a USB setup disk using the Media Creation Tool, the error code 0x80080005 - 0x90018 appears. 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