OUR Microsoft announced in early July that it would cease operations in Russia, now the Redmond giant continues its sanctions against the country. preventing locals from booting Windows. As of today (21), anyone in Russia trying to download Windows 10 or Windows 11 is getting error messages.

According to Beeping Computerwho used a VPN service configured with a country-specific IP address, these installation errors are displayed for users from that country. In error messages, the program indicates that some files were not found when loading the software update assistant. Windows 10media creation kit and installation wizard for Windows 11 were needed.

Apart from those who try to download it through official Microsoft helpers, the error also prevents users from downloading the ISO image of the OS. The portal indicates that when a user with a Russian IP tries to download Windows, a message appears on the official Microsoft sites stating that “there was a problem with the order.”

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As indicated Tom’s equipmentMaybe, Russian users who want to access Windows 11 or 10 will need to use a VPN with an IP from outside the country to be able to download.

Microsoft has not commented on the situation.

still Microsoft did not officially comment on the situation, which is not entirely unexpected. The company has confirmed in the recent past that it intends to work closely with US and other governments that are imposing economic sanctions on Russia after the country launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Denying access to Window, the company will ensure that the inhabitants of the country will not have access to one of the most famous and used operating systems in the world. Obviously, the decision does not prevent the system from being obtained illegally or by the so-called “grey market”, which received incentives from the government led by the president. Vladimir Putin.

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Source: Adrenaline, Bleeping Computer, Tom’s Hardware