Installing Windows 10 on OS X Yosemite with BootCamp

I am trying to install Windows 10 on my MacBook Pro, the late 2011 model, using BootCamp. However, with all of the videos I have seen there is an option in Boot Camp Assistant that says "Create a Windows 7 or later version install disk", but my computer does not show this. My MacBook does have a CD Drive. How do I make this option appear?

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I ran into a similar problem trying to use Bootcamp on my MBA (late 2010 model) after I did a clean install of Yosemite. With this version I no longer have the option to use an ISO to make a bootable USB drive (and I never had the option to install anything newer than Windows 7). The fix is easy.

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Open Terminal.app and elevate privileges:

sudo -i

Edit:
/Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp :

nano /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ 

In the "Win7OnlyModels" section, delete the string containing your model’s name (Ctrl+K) and then press Ctrl+X to exit nano. (When prompted: Press Y to save the changes).

You'll need to sign the modified file or Boot Camp won't work:

codesign -fs - /Applications/Utilities/Boot\ Camp\ Assistant.app

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Note: You’ll be prompted to install codesign_allocate if it’s not already installed. After the installation, you’ll need to run the codesign command again.

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