Last week, users from Russia encountered problems when downloading Windows 10 and 11 from the official Microsoft website. When trying to download an OS installation utility or a system image, an error appeared.
Microsoft did not comment on these problems in any way, but one of the employees of the company's English-language support service reported that the ban on downloading and installing files from the territory of Russia and Belarus was introduced by government order. Kommersant writes about this.What kind of prescription, for how long it was introduced and whether it has any other restrictions, is not specified. There were still no official statements from Microsoft.
Anyone who wants to upgrade to Windows 11 or download an ISO image from the company's website should use a VPN. There are no problems with geolocation substitution.
