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Blue Screen Using Windows 10 Installation Media Tool
Greetings,
I am attempting to create a USB installation drive so I can reinstall a friend's machine. Yes...I know I can reset his machine. Please bear with me.
Every time I run the media creation tool, the data downloads, and then my machine freezes and I get a Blue Screen. Here are the steps I take, leading to the BSOD (this is repeatable):
-delete any previous downloaded installation files from my system drive
-pause protection on my antivirus
-download a fresh copy of the installation media tool
-go into DiskPart and clean, then setup the flash drive from scratch
-check the flash drive for file system errors
-check the system drive for file system errors
-disable Macrium Image Guardian (prevents tampering with backup image files)
-run the media tool
-accept license
-accept the default setup
-media tool downloads the data and goes to 100% without issue
-media begins creating installation and I get a STOP screen about 7-10% of the way through the media creation routine
Things I have tried (nothing worked):
-attempted to run the tool in Safe Mode, but I got a dialogue stating the routine could not start.
-I normally attach a flash drive to a 6 foot USB 3 extension cable. I unplugged the drive from the extension and inserted it directly into a USB port. NOTE: I should point out that I could not initialize a new SSD connected with a SATA adapter to the USB extension. I had to attach it directly to the USB port. However, as pointed out above, that didn't make any difference when attempting to create the installation media.
-ran PassMark MemTest86 for full 4 passes (no errors) and then ran Aida64 System Stability test for 10 minutes. The Aida test is not definitive at 10 minutes, but I wanted to see if the system was unstable under a load. The system crashes, almost on cue, at about 7-10% into the media creation process, which is about 8 minutes from the time I start the tool. NOTE: To rule out hardware, I returned Windows 10 to a new install state and was able to create the installation media without issue. Ain’t disk imaging software grand 😊
-the system is not unstable and I haven't received any other Blue Screens.
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I would really like to get the installation flash drive setup. I am hoping better minds than mine (yes that is a compliment to you), can give me the benefit of their talent and experience.
Thanks,
Graham