Media Creation Tool Error 0x80042405 0xA001B

Anonymous
2019-05-22T02:24:49+00:00

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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Kapil Arya 38,446 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2019-10-23T10:23:40+00:00

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!

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-14T10:07:21+00:00

    fg2001

    That's a solid theory. I have 100Mb connection. Both flavors do take some time. My client who also regularly makes updated USB install drives has the same but only selects 64bit. During two of my failed tests, I've had the drive contents open in File Explorer. I wonder if Windows would still suspend the drive. Perhaps running the tool from the drive prevents the suspension. Next time I test with 1909 I'll write to the drive before the copy process kicks in. I'll post results here.

    Good work and thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-09-14T15:25:00+00:00

    Roy, 

    Besides the USB selective suspend, there is also a general power management setting on each USB hub in Device Manager and USB Mass Storage devices.

    You may try to uncheck "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power"

    This is another reported source of USB devices issues.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-09-14T15:36:35+00:00

    Thanks, but I'm not going to have users disable a bunch of stuff in Windows every time I walk someone through making reinstall media over the phone. MS needs to fix their **** once we nail down the issue.

     Many thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-09-14T18:34:39+00:00

    Thanks, but I'm not going to have users disable a bunch of stuff in Windows every time I walk someone through making reinstall media over the phone. MS needs to fix their **** once we nail down the issue.

     Many thanks.

    This is just to try isolating the issue, once you nail it you can ask MS for a fix.

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