Windows 10: Windows 10 media creation tool - missing warning, disk got erased without question !!

Why is there no prompt message to inform the end-user not that the destination disk will get completely formatted / wiped?

There was no warning what so ever, and if there was, it was a dark blue window with blue text..... Nice


So lost some of my stuff on my external hard drive..


Windows 10 was about being a user-friendly system, right? Well why isn't there a SIMPLE DialogResult YesNo ? I am asking too much right? Alright let the blue text be blue and the background of the window be dark blue, and lets not properly inform the user that the complete drive will get formatted for a tiny 3GB..


Why does EVERY commercial(free) usb/iso media writer tool on the internets have a YesNo Dialog and Microsoft media tool not?

Oh I see, they now sell hard drive recovery software or am I mistaken?


Thank you Microsoft. In Windows 10 we trust!

:)

 

Question about the Media Creation Tool.

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums.

You can also use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to download the Windows 10 ISO file and create the Windows 10 Installation Media to upgrade from your present Operating System.

“Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool”

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

The media creation tool can be used to upgrade your current PC to Windows 10 or to create a USB or DVD and install Windows 10 on a different PC.

Warning

• 
  If you want to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, you need to use the
  Upgrade this PC now option. If you haven't upgraded to Windows 10 yet and perform a clean installation, you'll need to enter a product key or buy a license in order to activate
  Windows 10.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Do let us know if you need any further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

 

Query about using the Media creation tool to upgrade to Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for being part of Windows 10.

Yes, Media creation tool is safe to upgrade to Windows 10 with Windows 8.1 pro installed.

Installing Windows 10 using the media creation tool

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install?ocid=ms_wol_win10

Warning

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  If you format a drive partition during installation, any data on the partition will be erased. Be sure to back up any data you want to keep before you begin.
  

Do get back to us for any issues pertaining to Windows in the future. We will be happy to help.

 

Media Creation Tool question


Hi, I have never had any problems using the Media Creation Tool to perform a Windows 10 clean installation until yesterday so I have a couple of questions.
1. The tutorial here says after going to the Microsoft site and selecting the Download Tool (Media Creation Tool) option that the Media Creation Tool should be save to the PC and run from there.
On Microsoft site the instructions are to Download the Tool and select Run (no saving to the PC). Is there a reason for saving it to the PC first as suggested on Tenforums?

2. Yesterday I used the Media Creation Tool to do a clean install. Everything went fine with the download. After the two hour download the Media Creation Tool automatically started to create the media. Everything working normally so far..then suddenly at 50% a screen popped up with an unexpected error message Error code beginning 0x80004005. That was it I had to stop there.
After searching the net it seems that other people have had the same issue after the Fall Creators Update...with the installation stopping at 50%. I have no idea how to sort this out. After contacting Microsoft Chat Support they didn't offer any suggestions that worked either.
Can anyone advise please
Many Thanks