Windows 10: Message on screen after Media Creation Tool has finished?

Hi,
I created a Windows 10 bootable USB flash drive using the instructions on this site. After the download finshed, it verified and then created the Windows 10 installation media. The next screen was Your USB Flash Drive is Ready so I clicked on the Finish tab. A screen then showed briefly saying something along the lines of Cleaning Up Files...This may take several minutes. After five seconds the screen disappeared. Are you supposed to remove the USB flash drive as soon as that screen has disappeared or are you supposed to wait several minutes to see if another screen comes up to say the Clean up of files process has finished? I wasn't sure what to do? Has everybody else seen this Cleaning Up files screen?
Thanks

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Windows 10 Upgrade Media Creation Tool just closes

Accessed Media Creation tool through Insider site - chose "upgrade this computer". Media creation tool just closes after verifying the media - this has happened three times. Am I missing something?

Thanks!

 

Media Creation Tools has problem

You can download from the Tech Bench website.

The Microsoft Techbench website is an alternative available for downloading Windows 10 ISO files and creating bootable copies.

Go to:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench

Before you begin

Make sure you have:

• An internet connection (internet service provider fees may apply).
• Sufficient data storage available on a computer, USB or external drive for the ISO downloads and scripts.
• 16GB or Greater USB Flash Drive for use on low disk space systems.
• Micro-USB Adapter for using media on Tablets.

Click in the Select edition list box and choose your edition, Windows 10 contains both installation files for Home and Professional allowing you to select either edition during setup. Choose that, click confirm and wait while the option is validated.
Do not refresh the page. If you are running Windows 8.1 with Bing edition, please make sure you select Windows 10 SL.


Only select Windows 10 N if you live in Europe, please note it does not contain Windows Media Player.





Click in the list box then select your language then click confirm
and wait while the option is validated. Do not refresh the page.





Click your desired architecture then click save.

Follow the instructions to use either the
Microsoft .iso to USB/DVD tool , Rufus or the Disc Image burning utility in Windows 7 or later to prepare the .ISO file. You can also mount the .ISO file in Windows 8 or later then perform an upgrade.





Prepare Windows 10 ISO file

After you have downloaded the Windows 10 ISO, you need prepare it, this is especially important for Windows 7 users..

After obtaining the .iso file you can use the built in Disc Image burning tool or Microsoft .iso to
USB/DVD tool to create a bootable DVD or USB (requires a blank DVD or USB flash stick of at least 4 GB).



After downloading the .ISO file, right click it and click Burn disc image

Insert a blank DVD

Click Burn

Windows 8/8.1 users can mount the .ISO file and start the upgrade automatically. Learn more
here





Important:

If you are creating a bootable USB thumb drive, make sure the thumb drive is first formatted as FAT32.

Connect the thumb drive

Open Computer

Right click thumbdrive

Click Format

Make sure FAT32 is selected as the file system.

For UEFI based systems

If your computer is UEFI based, these are normally systems that come pre-loaded with Windows 8 or later, you will need to prepare the ISO file for such a configuration or you will receive an error message
during setup. The thumbdrive needs to be formatted as FAT32 and use the GPT partitioning scheme. To do this, you need to use
Rufus, a small tool you can download for free.




Rufus - credit: Pete Batard/Akeo

After you have installed Rufus:

• Launch it
• Select ISO Image
• Point to the Windows 10 ISO file
• Check off Create a bootable disk using
• Select GPT partitioning for EUFI firmware as the Partition scheme
• Choose FAT32 NOT NTFS as the File system
• Make sure your USB thumbdrive in the Device list box
• Click Start
• Close when complete

 

You don't have to leave the USB flash drive in during that time, but you can. The cleaning up files process is removing temporary files from the system hard drive or SSD that were used to create the flash drive with. It is not doing anything with the flash drive itself.

 

Yes, as NavyLCDR said, temporary files on your system drive that were being cleared up. The message disappearing was the signal that the clean up had completed.

 

Hi NavyLCDR, So following what you've said..As soon as you get the message USB flash Drive is Ready and you've clicked on Finish its safe to immediately remove the USB flash Drive from the PC?
When the Cleaning up files screen appeared saying it could take several minutes but then disappeared after about five seconds. Does that mean the clean up process had finished?..or is there a message appears at some point several minutes later to tell you the clean up has finished. I didn't receive any other screen messages?

 

Yes, as soon as it says the USB flash drive is ready, you can safely remove the flash drive.

I don't know if the MCT keeps removing files after the cleaning up files screen disappears or not, but I do know there is no final confirmation screen that the program has completed removing the temporary files.

 

Hi Bree, So is it safe to remove the USB flash drive immediately when you get the USB flash drive is Ready and you've clicked on Finish?

 

Thanks NavyLCDR and Bree. I thought Id better ask instead of just guessing what was going on