Windows 10: Windows 10 Clean Install: A Media driver your computer needs is missing.

Discus and support Windows 10 Clean Install: A Media driver your computer needs is missing. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; So a bit of background; I recently got a mandate from school stating that I must run a piece of software only available from windows 10. I used to run... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by vedoge, Nov 15, 2020.

  1. vedoge Win User

    Windows 10 Clean Install: A Media driver your computer needs is missing.


    So a bit of background; I recently got a mandate from school stating that I must run a piece of software only available from windows 10. I used to run Gentoo, but now I deleted that to run Windows. I used a USB2 flash drive. However, since I do not own a Windows computer, I was only able to use the ISO. I burned this to my USB using the linux dd command, and am now installing. However, after clicking the "install now" button, an error pops up, saying "A required media driver is missing." The message goes on with text i now cannot remember. I run an AMD system, that i built myself, using a SATA SSD. How do I fix this? I have already tried plugging the USB into different ports. None of this worked. I have already reburned the USB multiple times. How can I proceed?

    :)
     
    vedoge, Nov 15, 2020
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  2. 88botong Win User

    Windows 10 clean install 'A media driver is missing’

    Method 1: I only have a Mac computer

    Method 2: Already tried as mentioned
     
    88botong, Nov 15, 2020
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  3. Mala_S Win User
    Windows 10 clean install 'A media driver is missing’

    Hello 88botong,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    Do you get the error message before the setup starts or when the during installation?

    I appreciate the time and patience you have taken to resolve the issue. Basically you get that error when the download file is incomplete. Kindly check with the below suggestions and see if it works.

    Method 1: Clean installation using Media Creation tool.

    Follow the suggestions provided under the section Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC (click to show more or less information)
    from the article on
    Download Windows 10
    to create an installation media and perform clean installation.

    Method 2: When you are trying to install Windows 10 using DVD, burn ISO with the
    slowest speed.

    • If it’s through USB drive, you get a prompt which asks regarding the driver, click on
      Cancel.
    • Once when you reach the welcome screen, insert the USB drive to a different USB port and click on
      Install Now option to install Windows 10.

    Note: Kindly make sure that the ISO is not corrupted.

    Hope it helps.

    Mala S

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Mala_S, Nov 15, 2020
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  4. dondaggi Win User

    Windows 10 Clean Install: A Media driver your computer needs is missing.

    Windows 10 Clean install - A Media driver your computer needs is missing

    This must be a **** joke, i just had the exact problem with the newest Windows 10 Build while performanig a clean installation. So this problem is from 2011 and its 2018 now. WTF Microsoft?
     
    dondaggi, Nov 15, 2020
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