Hello,
I would suggest you to create latest media. Download the Media Creation Tool using this link:
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691209
Hope this helps!
Media Creation Tool Error 0x80042405 0xA001B
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I must be doing something wrong because I always have the update fail with some BS error like this. What are the proper steps to run this tool?
I download the tool to the desktop. I'm on an Admin account. I insert a 16GB thumb drive. I format it. I start the tool. I point it to the thumb drive. During the phase where the files are copied to the USB, I get some stupid error like this:
Why are my steps not good enough? Where is the hole in my logic? Or is this tool just written poorly. I'd like to use stronger language here as I used to have to start it all over again and burn bandwidth trying this failed endeavor over and over.
I've heard people make it work by running the tool FROM the USB. Why would that matter? I've tried to write files to the thumb drive just after the format and before running the tool to make sure I have successful writes. Doesn't help.
As a workaround today, I left the error up for a bit. Tried to access the thumb drive and it said it needed to be formatted AGAIN! So I did. Then I just opened the C:$Windows.~WS\Sources\Windows and copied the files to the drive by hand. Made the dang thing myself! WHO WRITES THIS STUFF??
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Anonymous
2019-09-14T07:59:23+00:00 This can be if the USB is not formatted properly or they are using the wrong download and not including Rufus to be able to boot. Also if they try to boot from the USB and it is not set as the first item in the BIOS boot list.
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Anonymous
2019-09-14T08:09:21+00:00 Bull Hockey
If they read the instructions properly they should not have problems.
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Anonymous
2019-09-14T08:11:21+00:00 This can be if the USB is not formatted properly or they are using the wrong download and not including Rufus to be able to boot. Also if they try to boot from the USB and it is not set as the first item in the BIOS boot list.
Stop talking about Rufus, you don't need Rufus to create the bootable USB media.
MCT does everything that is required when it works correctly. I use it all the times without any issue even if I think it is a waste of time.
There are many different ways of creating a bootable USB device, but MCT does all that is needed when it completes properly.
This thread is just trying to figure out why in some situations it fails.
Enough with useless comments.
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Anonymous
2019-09-14T09:18:44+00:00 Roy,
The behavior may change in different machines and with USB hub drivers, but some reports suggested to disable USB Selective suspend setting in control panel power option. May be even the case when you download both 32 and 64 bits because the process takes much longer before MCT tries to use the USB device, if USB goes into selective suspend it may fail accessing it when needed.
I don't have the problem in my machines, but it has been reported by some users.
You get the same error if you remove the USB device after MCT has initially found it and started the download, MCT only checks again after the files are downloaded and verified and it needs to format the USB device and copy the files over, the longer the process takes the more chances you have to enter USB Selective Suspend.
On a desktop I see only one option.On a Laptop I see 2 options for :
- On Battery
- Plugged in