Windows 10: 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

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Media Creation Tool Error Code 0x80042405-0xa001a


What causes 0x80042405-0xa001a error at 50% during creating Windows 10 Media on USB flash drive when running the Media Creation Tool? I have Windows 10 April 2018 Update and need to update the installation media.

 

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

 

Media Creation Tool Error Code 0x80042405-0xa001a

This seems to be a common error for some, MCT can be fickle when creating and writing to thumb drives. Sure you have, but ensure you are getting the correct version. Language, home/pro, and the bits.. 32-bit or 64-bit. If that fails again, choose the option to just create the ISO only, you can choose where to let Windows create it. Then use another common Thumb Creator to actually make the thumb drive, Rufus. It will handle all the formatting and creation for you.

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