According to various web pages, orca.msi/orca.exe is primarily distributed as part of the Windows SDK.
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I have Visual Studio 2015 Professional Update 3 installed. I have installed all the 'Universal Windows App Development Tools' components, which includes three different versions of the Windows 10 SDK (10.0.14393, 10.0.10586, 10.0.10240).
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But I can't find orca.msi or orca.exe anywhere on my machine. Is this tool no longer packaged with the Windows SDKs? Do I need to install one of the older Windows SDKs as well? Is there an optional Visual Studio 2015 component that I can install to get Orca?
An MSDN page for orca.exe eventually leads me to a download page for Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Is this the most recent SDK which includes orca.msi, or can it be found in newer SDKs such as the Win7/.NET4.0 or Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 SDKs?
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You can pick it from Windows SDK ISO.
Download the latest SDK ISO Image. Current one is 16299.15.
Mount it with Explorer and open the directory Installers. You can find the Orca-x86_en-us.msi.
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Thanks to the confirmation from @pnp0a03 that Orca is still present in modern Windows SDK ISOs, I was able to figure out an install process which does not require re-downloading the full ISO.
It turns out that the Windows 10 SDK can install orca (though the file is now named orca-x86_en-us.msi) but it is not installed by default when you install the SDK via the Visual Studio installer. It is an optional component of the SDK, and the Visual Studio 2015 installer does not offer any control over which SDK components are installed. You have to separately run the SDK installer to install the component which contains Orca.
To do so, go to 'Apps and Features', select the most recent Windows Software Development Kit from the installed apps list, and click 'Modify'.
This starts the installation wizard for the SDK itself.
Now you can edit which SDK features are installed. Select 'MSI Tools' and click Change:
After the wizard completes, the Orca installer can now be found in the SDK's install path. On my machine, that's located at C:Program Files (x86)Windows Kits10binx86Orca-x86_en-us.msi. Running that MSI package installs the latest version of Orca itself.
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Hi,
You need a Windows 7 or above machine to use the media creation tool.
And best way is to select the download the ISO option > save it > then make DVD or USB.
'Create installation media for Windows 8.1'
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'Download Windows 8.1'
A similar Tutorial which may also assist you
'Create Installation Media for Windows 8.1'
In the first screen of this very simple wizard, you need to choose the following:
Language. English – en-us if you're in the United States.
Edition. Windows 8.1 (Core), Windows 8.1 N, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro N, or Windows 8.1 Single Language.
Architecture. 64-bit (x64 ) or 32-bit (x86).
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'How to Create a Bootable USB or DVD with a Windows 8 or 8.1 ISO'
Warning
This will not work to install Windows 8 or 8.1 for UEFI. For that, see this tutorial below instead. UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows