Windows 10: Media Tool help

So my pc started getting errors and i decided to restart and boot from drive. When i did that i kept getting "Restart PC. no changes were made" error so im trying the Media Tool.

How could i activate windows after it finishes downloading? I was able to get the product ID which is 20 digits so could i use that? I heard you could just login with your Microsoft account then it would activate but I wasn't able to log in with my account on the pc. Any help would be great thanks.

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Media creation tool

Hi,

We would like to know more about this concern. Kindly answer the following:

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
• Is this the first time that you encountered this problem?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• May we know the reason why you want to download Media Creation Tool?

 

Windows Media tool creator

• 
  Right-click on the Media Creation Tool.exe.
  
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  Press Properties.
  
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  Click on General.
  
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  At the bottom, click on Unblock.
  
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  Press Apply, and then OK.
  

Try running the media creation tool again.

If that does not work, download the ISO file directly, create a bootable copy using Rufus:

Step 1: Download Windows 10 ISO Files Directly Using Your Web Browser

Step 2:

• How
  to Prepare Bootable Install Media for Windows 10 - DVD, USB or SD Card

 

Installation media boots to command prompt

I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

1. Windows logo on a black screen
2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
5. the initial Setup page appears

Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

Download Windows 10 ISO File