Posted December 3, 2016 I've tried several USB flash drives, 2.0, 3.0, all working, with fat32, ntfs, 4gb, 8gb, again all working, able to read/write on the computer, and yet the MediaCreationTool doesn't recognize them. I "Refresh drive list" in the tool, but it is stuck at "We can't find a USB flash drive." I've tried closing/reopening the tool, even restarting comp and the infamous "have you tried turning it off and on again". Nothing. I also run as administrator. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 Did you try plugging your USB flash drive directly to the system (no USB hub, no case frontal USB connectors)? Did you try with a different PC? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/#findComment-8964806 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 Author Yep. nope. yep on direct connect. nope on another comp, don't have another except a macbook. I'm going to try using Rufus, first downloading ISO then using rufus with that on the usb. edit - welllll... the iso download will be slow, time to put in a movie. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/#findComment-8964813 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 15 minutes ago, KCmetro said: I've tried several USB flash drives, 2.0, 3.0, all working, with fat32, ntfs, 4gb, 8gb, again all working, able to read/write on the computer, and yet the MediaCreationTool doesn't recognize them. I "Refresh drive list" in the tool, but it is stuck at "We can't find a USB flash drive." I've tried closing/reopening the tool, even restarting comp and the infamous "have you tried turning it off and on again". Nothing. I also run as administrator. Then the USB drive doesn't support booting very well. Please spend as much time writing your question, as you want me to spend responding to it. Take some time, and explain your issue, please! Spoiler If you need to learn how to install Windows, check here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/324871-guide-how-to-install-windows-the-right-way/ Event Viewer 101: https://youtu.be/GiF9N3fJbnE Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/#findComment-8964833 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 Author 10 minutes ago, JefferyD90 said: Then the USB drive doesn't support booting very well. Yep. It's an ancient laptop. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/#findComment-8964865 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 You can make a Bootable USB and mount the ISO manually through CMD. That's what I normally do. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/701148-preparing-windows-usb-mediacreationtool-not-recognizing-usb/#findComment-8964932 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 3, 2016 Try downloading the ISO versions and use rufus/unetbootin to burn iso onto usb. Magical Pineapples
