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

it's working thank's tom sir

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

Thanks Tom!

I spoke too soon lol

It went on my flash drive though -

I just have to do it again that way I guess.

The media creation tool itself had a problem ~

"We weren't able to download all of the necessary files.Check to make sure you are connected to the internet and try running the tool again. Error code 0x80072ee7-0x2000"

So here we go again :) That was why I was trying to do it on a flash drive on my desktop as it has ethernet. My laptop only has wifi  and its much slower and does get bumped off line frequently so I wanted to put it on a flash and then just install it.

But I still think your solution was brilliant :)

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

Tom, you are Brilliant!

Exhausted after being up all night and repeating the proceedure again and again and failing I was getting like a zombie trying over and over. then I looked up the error and was finding solutions that didnt work until I saw your post.  

10 seconds! bam it was on my USB drive

T H A N K Y O U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ave

This worked for me. Thank you.