Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Error: 0x80042405 - 0xA001A

Anonymous
2017-11-16T13:39:26+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2018-09-23T12:57:12+00:00

    I formatted the usb drive NTSF instead of FAT32 and created perfectly.

    thx for your info

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-09-21T13:15:02+00:00

    Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

    I was ready to throw my pc out the window.

    This worked like a charm. 

    Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-09-20T15:39:28+00:00

    "The battery symbol next to the port"? Not sure what you are talking about here. What port? Sounds like you might be using a laptop. Plenty of people have had problems with this process on desktop machines that don't use a battery for power.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-09-20T13:32:05+00:00

    It did not work for me at first either, but I found a solution:

    1. I moved the USB to another USB port, but kept the Media Creation Tool in it.
    2. I ran the program as administrator. I am sure the tool automatically runs as administrator, but it was worth a shot.

    It worked for me the first time I moved the USB to another USB port, but if it doesn't work for you, try to keep moving the USB between attempts. And look out for the battery symbol next to the port, that might be the reason of why it doesn't work.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-09-17T10:00:22+00:00

    The method presented at this website worked for me. Every fix presented here failed for me (USB copy, NTFS formatting, ...) so I did a web search to see if there were other solutions. I stumbled upon this website (link below) which described the cause of the problem and how to fix it. Basically it is because of corrupted Windows files. Delete the 2 folders described in the article and also do a cleanup of old windows update files using windows built-in “disk cleanup” program (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026616/windows-10-disk-cleanup)

    https://ugetfix.com/ask/how-to-fix-windows-10-media-creation-tool-error-0x80070456-0xa0019/

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