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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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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:
Let us know how it goes and if you need further assistance, feel free to post back.
It does seem to be working now.
The amount of time it took to get fixed still "makes the mind reel," to paraphrase Commissioner Gordon, but it does seem to finally be fixed.
Mind, I used one of the workarounds some months ago, but I'm creating a Windows iso using the Media Creation Tool as I type, just to reassure myself that it really, really, is working now. I'm pretty optimistic, as it never got anywhere near this far along the process previously.
On mine, there is no "unblock". Now what?
This is a bunch of ****! A Windows update made my desktop unusable by giving it the blue screen of what's your keyboard language and then kills the USB ports so you can't reply. Then we're sent on this witch hunt to get the elusive mediacreationtool. Run it (which represents hours on my computer) and get an error. Then we're supposed to chase around ISO files (for which there is a note stating Microsoft doesn't share them with the public. This is Microsoft's problem and the fix should be simple. Who compensates me for my time for an issue I didn't create???????
This is a bunch of ****! A Windows update made my desktop unusable by giving it the blue screen of what's your keyboard language and then kills the USB ports so you can't reply. Then we're sent on this witch hunt to get the elusive mediacreationtool. Run it (which represents hours on my computer) and get an error. Then we're supposed to chase around ISO files (for which there is a note stating Microsoft doesn't share them with the public. This is Microsoft's problem and the fix should be simple. Who compensates me for my time for an issue I didn't create???????
The media creation tool is far from "elusive." If you get an error on your machine, try a different one, or go to McDonald's and download the ISO on a notebook or tablet or something. If you don't have one, borrow one, or have a friend download the MCT and use it to download the ISO and write it to disk or flash drive for you. Try not to make it harder than it needs to be.
BTW, you should be able to start your present machine in Safe Mode and uninstall the update that's screwing it up. Or, if that doesn't work, try rolling it back. As a last resort, try the "Fresh Start" option, though it will still take "hours" if downloading the ISO does, as that's exactly what Fresh Start does.
