Windows Media Creation Tool error 0x80072F76-0x20017

Anonymous
2017-10-29T07:49:05+00:00

Hello, 

I want to reinstall my windows 10 64 bit into a new SSD I bought.

I am trying to create a USB flash drive using windows media creation tool but I am getting this error every time. I have tried it on 4 laptops and 1 desktop, and with 3 different pendrives. 

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Anonymous
2017-10-29T11:10:43+00:00

Hi Divyank,

The error code 0x80072F76-0x20017 means that the tool doesn't have permission for it to run. For us to assist you, we suggest that you follow the simple steps listed below:

  1. Right-click on the Media Creation Tool.exe.
  2. Press Properties.
  3. Click on General.
  4. At the bottom, click on Unblock.
  5. Press Apply, and then OK.

Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-12-06T04:00:54+00:00

    Perhaps, next time, you could post your unhinged rant about Windows 10 in an OS related thread, or create your own, rather than posting it in the thread about the Media Creation Tool.  

    I'm amazed at how some people simply don't realize how stupid they make THEMSELVES look by what they post.  

    see ? like I say just a bunch of brain dead sheep

    I was not rant against windows 10

    I was rant against brain dead morons like you

    you just **** get it!!!

    and plus in top the fact you just don't get it you have to comment

    like I said  brainwashed sheep morons..!!!

    oh by the way I solve you people little issue about 

    error 0x80072F76-0x20017 

    and now I'm downloading windows 10 ISO

    for a friend who also he's a brain dead idiot

    but if I'm not doing that 

    he won't stop crying like a little b$#$@t

    unfuckingbeliable 

    I truly share this planet with idiots

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-06T04:22:32+00:00

    And it continues....even more stupid.  Poor soul. 

    Actually, yes, it was a rant against Windows 10, unless your understanding of the English language is different than all other speakers of such.  Then again, your grammar is so awful it's actually hard to tell.    

    And you didn't "solve" the media creation tool issue any more than anyone else has, which is not at all.  It's simply working for you.  

    You really should quit at this point.  Another post is just going to add to your already unhinged and rambling persona.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-06T06:38:52+00:00

    There is no unblock option where you say it is.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-06T17:22:27+00:00

    Hi all!

    I had the same problem as everyone else, and it I was able to get it working by changing DNS to 8.8.8.8.

    Before that I tried opening MCT at least 20 times, with tips offered here: compatibility mode, disabling virus scan.. Some people here might say it's a coincidence that changing DNS helped, but I highly doubt that, since i tried so many times before..

    Also, I see this problem has been around for over a month, and only now MS is starting to investigate it? wow...

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