
"In the latest update to its page on known issues in Windows 10 22H2, Microsoft broke the news that the Windows 11 media creation tool is, well, broken. The folks in Redmond report that version 26100.6584 of this tool, released September 29, 2025, might not work as expected when used in Windows 10. The program may shut down unexpectedly with no error message to indicate what happened."
"The Windows 11 media creation tool is used to create a bootable USB drive or DVD with the installation files for the OS. You typically turn to this tool to run a clean install or reinstall of Windows 11 on a new or existing computer. It's an ideal way to upgrade any Windows 10 PC to the latest supported version of Windows, not just your current PC."
The Windows 11 media creation tool (version 26100.6584, released September 29, 2025) can fail when run on Windows 10, sometimes shutting down without an error. Microsoft has acknowledged the issue and said it is working on a fix and an updated release of the tool. The media creation tool is commonly used to make bootable USB drives or DVDs for clean installs or reinstalls and to upgrade Windows 10 PCs to Windows 11. Windows 10 reaches end of support today, leaving users who delayed upgrades to find other methods until the tool is fixed.
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