The Windows 11 upgrade tool stopped working at the worst possible time - but you have options

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 ...
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Microsoft: Media Creation Tool broken on Windows 11 Arm64 PCs

After rolling out Windows 11 25H2, also known as Windows 11 2025 Update, Microsoft has confirmed that the Media Creation Tool has stopped working on devices with Arm64 CPUs. The Windows 11 Media ...
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Microsoft updates Media Creation Tool ahead of Windows 11 25H2 launch0 0

Microsoft is getting closer to the release of Windows 11 version 25H2, but unlike version 24H2, the update is not going to be a very big one. Versions 24H2 and 25H2 are from the same branch, and, as ...
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Best Media Creation Tool alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB

If you have to create a bootable USB media to perform a clean installation or an in-place upgrade of Windows 11, you usually have to use the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. Although the tool works as ...