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Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Error: 0x80042405 - 0xA001A
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Anonymous
Greetings,
Recently, I have seen many people inquiring about this error regarding the Media Creation Tool. I myself got this error when I try to create a bootable USB drive (aka Create an Installable Media).
Here's what I tried:
Reformatting USB drive to FAT32
Deleting files
Tried to locate and run Setupprep.exe (I couldn't find this file in C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources or anywhere)
Change Startup Type of Update-Related Services (Startup Type: Manual -> Automatic)
Uninstalled and Reinstall Windows 10 Media Creation Tool
Made sure my USB is above 8Gb as instructed by the tool (it is 15Gb)
The Fix (for me at least):
1. Downloadthe Windows 10 Media Creation Tool directlyinto the USB drive that you want to use as a bootable device (meaning you download the Tool into the same USB you chose to use as an Installation Media). If you already downloaded the tool on your PC's Desktop, copy it into your USB.
2. Run the Tool directly from your USB, meaning you open File Explorer, locate the MediaCreationTool.exe in your USB and double-click to run it.
The installer should then create an Installation Media/Bootable USB.
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Tom
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Install and upgrade
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Anonymous
2018-08-11T17:12:25+00:00 -
Anonymous
2018-08-05T21:18:35+00:00 This made some things much clearer. Like where and when I press Run.
So I downloaded the creation media tool to a usb. But it's only 10mb. Is this right?
So now in the same computer I then do the rest and then I am able to remove it from my big desktop to my small (where I need it) notebook and use it?
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Anonymous
2018-08-04T19:51:27+00:00 Tomjasko,
Who are you replying to? Which workaround did it for you. Could you be more specific?
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Anonymous
2018-08-03T18:13:28+00:00 What is not making any sense to me is that what is a valid workaround for one person doesn't seem to work for others. You would think that any workaround that bypasses the problem element in the process would work for all. Unless - there is more than one problem causing the tool not to work.
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Anonymous
2018-08-03T17:08:38+00:00 This is not working for me :(