Windows 10: I'm Matthew; to use Media Creation Tool, what format does my removable drive need to be in...

I'm using Media Creation Tool to refurbish via upgrade 2 tablets to Windows 10, to make extra cash. What file format does my removable drive need to be in for Media Creation Tool to be able to see and utilize removable drive.P.S. I DON'T NEED OPINIONS, I NEED ONE OF MICROSOFT CORPERATION'S SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO SPEAK ON MEDIA CREATION TOOL; I NEED CONFIRMED FACTS; NOT OPINIONS BASED ON WHAT SOME RANDO THINKS I MEAN, WHEN I LETERALLY MEAN WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN HERE IN THIS REQUEST!!

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Will Media Creation Tool automatically format the USB flash drive?

Hello. I want to create a bootable USB flash drive with Windows 10, so I can install Windows 10 on another computer. My question is can the media creation tool format the USB flash drive, or not? Can the tool format the USB flash drive in the best format for Windows? If not, should I use Rufus, instead of media creation tool?

Also, what is the best format for a Windows 10 bootable USB drive?

 

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Headache with Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and 0x80042405 - 0xA001A related error.

Greetings,

recently, I have searched about this error regarding the Media Creation Tool and USB pen drive creation but none of the
solutions found were good for me: reformatting USB drive to FAT32, start the media tool from the USB drive itself, disable USB Selective Suspend via Power Options, create am ISO image and use Rufus, and so on. My Microsoft Surface
didn't want to create a bootable USB: I've spend a week and will have tried 20 times at least. To my surprise, my old HP laptop did it at first time instead. Why ????? (At now I don't know).

My first step was to examine the setupact.log file that the Media Creation Tool has created: the error was from the CDIpActionLayoutUsb:repareUsbMedia which by the way did not appear in the other file (???). The
logic told me that the problem was in the pen drive format: partition, disk, volume ? In short, the Format command and the Disk Management tool didn't seem to work and after much test the solution was the DiskPart Windows tool. Here is how to insert it into
the procedure:

• Attach a formatted USB pen to the PC;
• Start the Media Creation Tool, do the all steps until the download of the files starts (You must select first the USB pen disk);
• And now the magic DiskPart tool:
  • start it;
  • By the LIST VOLUME command identifies the volume of the USB pen and remember the attached number;
  • Select it by the SELECT VOLUME <number>
    ;
  • Now use the command CLEAN
  • Enjoy the end;

I don't know why, by this last command permits the Media Creation Tool to complete and create the bootable USB pen correctly. I've tried the procedure 3 times and all works well.

I hope this helps all users that has an headache with the Media Creation Tool.

Simone