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Use for questions related to the tool for creating installation media for Windows 10.

The Media Creation Tool is used to create installation media specific to your computer and licensing, either for complete install or upgrade; Windows edition; architecture (32 or 64 bit), etc.

Installation media can be DVD or USB.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/

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Where are the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool temp files located?

Apparently my 8GB USB drive has some error that disables it from letting the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool (MCT) install the ISO onto it, so I've found another way to do it. However, the temp files from the MCT download have taken more than 10GB…
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Window 10 Media Creation Tool errors with 0x80070456 0xA0019

I am trying to use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB flash drive but am getting an error message. It seems download the files successfully but fails part way through transferring the files to the USB drive. The error…
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Media creation tool for Windows 10 gets stuck on 50% progress when writing to pen drive

I've used the tool many times in the past without any problems but since September I can't get it to work. I've tried media creation tool versions 1903 and 1909. I'm even holding on to old Windows 10 v. 1809 USB sticks because of this. It all goes…
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When is it safe to remove installation media during Windows 10 upgrade

I have several laptops/PCs with Windows 10 that I want to upgrade to the latest Windows 10 version (Creators' Upgrade). To speed things up and avoid re-downloading the same stuff over and over, I've used the Media Creation Tool to build a USB stick…
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USB Flash Drive has reduced storage size after using Windows Media Creation Tool

I've just brought a 64GB USB Flash Drive. I've used it with Windows Media Creation Tool to install windows on a new SSD. Now i want to format and use it as a normal flash drive. Problem is: when the Flash Drive was new it was displaying something…
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Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Stops Downloading While Gaming

Downloading a ISO using Windows Media Creation Tool freezes or stops or pauses while playing games. If you switch to a game fullscreen or windowed then the download stops completely. The second that you move focus to a different application then the…
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Can we get previous versions of Windows 10 media creation tool?

If those previous versions actually download and install previous Windows 10 builds anyway... What I want to do is upgrade a computer which has build 1511, but I don't want it to be upgraded to 1709 (or Fall Creators update, if you prefer) because…
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Is it possible to create bootable USB stick by copying unpacked files?

What if instead of using special soft like Unetbootin or Rufus do the following way. Unpack Iso, then select and copy files to the stick via file manager. Will such stick be bootable? If so then what system can be booted this way (Windows, Linux or…
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How should a CD RW be formatted to install an OS

I have the windows 10 media creation tool as an ISO on my desktop. I insert a CD RW into my pc, and I am prompted to format it for first time use. I have 2 options to format. The "Which should I choose" section is not enough. I am installing an OS…
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Can I delete the earlier Windows 11 ISO file from Media Creation Tool and directly replace it with the ISO file for 22H2?

I found a site that directly downloaded the ISO for 22H2 to my C Drive. I currently have the earlier version of Windows 11 installed. As I may not run it like an exe file in order to install it, can I remove from the Media Creation tool used for…
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Does Windows 8.1 contain updates when downloaded with the Media Creation Tool?

If I download Windows 8.1 (to install on another PC) using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool would it include many recent updates, and of what kind? (I can find no recent answers). I'm presuming that it would the most recent build number. Are there…
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Windows 10 Installation with premade user

I am an intern working at a healthcare company where we are about to do a significant hardware upgrade for our employees. This includes new laptops and desktops for over 100 users. Each computer will require a fresh install of Windows 10 pro as well…
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Windows 7 update to Windows 10 failure - iissetup.exe Exit Code: 340

I am trying to update a VirtualBox VM running Win7 bit to Win10. I am running the media creation tool in this VM, and it proceeds for a while but eventually fails; I put the log from SetupDiag.exe below: Error: Found AdvancedInstaller Generic…
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Windows 10 USB installer: screen glitching

The HP TPN-C130 laptop of a friend of mine refuses to boot to Windows. He had already encountered some issues with the Windows 10 install on the laptop itself (mainly it being slow and crashing) and has attempted to run the in-built HP recovery…
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New ISO created with Windows Media Creation Tool reports files missing (WinSetup.dll)

I downloaded Windows Media Creation Tool yesterday and followed the instructions for creation a standard Windows 10 64-Bit ISO. The media was created successfully (it must have been right? The "Validation" that took a half hour or so didn't report…
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