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Next you will have to type in services.msc before pressing Enter. Don't use the Sandisk as media creation tool doesn't compatible with Sandisk.įix 5: Change the Startup Related Servicesįor doing this, you will first have to right click on the Start menu and select 'Run'. If you still have no luck, you might have to purchase a new USB drive that's a different brand.

#WINDOWS MEDIA CREATION TOOL NOT RECOGNIZING USB DRIVERS#
In such cases, the USB drive needs to be formatted to NTFS in the place of FAT32 to fix the error.įix 4: Update the USB Device Drivers or Change other Brandīecause Windows 10 creation tool won't won't recognize any usb 2.0 flash drives, so, you can try to update your USB drive via the device manager. But the main problem arises once users are faced with the 0x80042405-0xa001a error code. A FAT32 USB drive is ideal for creating an installation media using the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. It also helps in booting the problematic computer directly from the USB drive once you are done with the formatting. This solution often gets tried out by users in the search of a solution without actually knowing the reasons behind the problem and the corresponding solution mechanism.įormatting the USB drive to NTFS can solve this problem once and for all. Next you will have to directly run the tool from the same USB for creating a bootable USB or installation media. You will be required to copy it to your USB if the tool is already downloaded in your computer.
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If you have been facing USB not found error, then you can easily convert your GPT disk to MBR for resolving the same.įix 2: Run The Media Creation Tool In Same USB Driveįor this you will have to first download Windows 10 Media Tool in the same USB which you wish to use as the installation media. You can use the Diskpart command to convert the GPT disk to MBR without any data loss. GPT disk is comparatively advanced than MBR disk which triggers most users to initialize their USB drive to the former for availing its complete benefits. This happens even when users format the USB drive to FAT32 with sufficient storage space.

Media creation tool faces this problem if the partition type is set to GPT. Even while proceeding with the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, you might come across a message stating that the "We can't find a USB flash drive." If you have faced such problems in the past, then you have come to the right place as today we are going to discuss the ways in which you can tackle this problem.įix: Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Not Detects USB Fix 1: Convert USB Drive to MBR from GPT Disk Users have often reported a problem which arises while trying to make a USB for installing Windows 10 into your system. Part 1: Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Cannot Find USB Part 3: Alternative Tool - iSeePassword WizISO.Part 2: 5 Ways to Fix Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Not Detects USB.Part 1: Windows 10 Media Creation Tool Cannot Find USB.The WIM file for WINDOWS 1 are TOO LARGE for FAT32. You can use exFAT or NTFS on newer models, however older systems are NOT able to boot from external boot media using NTFS.įor these models it cannot be exfat and larger than 32 gigs or usb 3.X drive. This means that past 1803 the WIM file is TOO LARGE for a FAT32 flash drive. This means that you cannot copy a file that is larger than 4 GB to any plain-FAT volume.

The 4 GB barrier is a hard limit of FAT32: the file system uses a 32-bit field to store the file size in bytes, and 2^32 bytes = 4 GB (actually, the real limit is 4 GB minus one byte, or 4,294,967,295 bytes, because you can have files of zero length).
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It also means that ISO must be burned to DUAL Layer DVD media because the base installer is no longer smaller than 4.7 gigs. This is why I recommend using USB 2.0 optical drive and OEM system builder DVD for reinstall. The media must be at least 16 gigs and not larger than 32 gigs and USB 2.0.
