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Fresh Install from USB media failing

Anonymous
2024-01-19T17:53:24+00:00

My computer failed to boot into Windows following a regular shutdown, and I decided to do a clean install of Windows.

I made a new installation media on a USB drive, formatted both my hard drive and the SSD I use as my boot drive, and attempted to install Windows.

However, no matter what I do, both drives seem to be stuck in a read-only mode.

Any time I attempt to make a new partition with the installer, it makes multiple 100mb "system" partitions, and when I click "next" while selecting the unallocated space and change the size, I either get the error code "0x80300024", or a message saying "Windows Setups couldn't find a hard drive to store temporary installation files to. Add a new local, non-removable drive and try installing Windows again".

If I do change the size of the partition, it successfully makes a "primary" partition, but when selected for installation, I get an error saying "Windows could not format a partition on disk 1. The error occurred while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code 0x80042428."

In DiskPart, both drives can be fully formatted, and any partitions that get created come up as "Healthy".

Any advice would be much appreciated, as this doesn't seem to make any sense.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-22T02:32:39+00:00

    Hello MediocreLime,

    I haven't received your message yet. If there's anything else I can do for you or something's unclear, don't hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-22T02:31:37+00:00

    The error code 0x8007000D - 0x90002 means there is some corrupted data in the system installation media.

    You can try making system installation media with MCT in different computers, or try different USB flash drives.

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  3. VARADHARAJAN K 9,686 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-01-21T18:06:37+00:00

    keep only SSD, remove HDD. Install Windows 11 on SSD by watching YouTube videos on a mobile phone.

    How to Clean Install Windows 11 PC using USB on SSD (Officially) (youtube.com)

    After completion of Windows 11 installation, after first booting, then shutdown pc, then add HDD.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-21T01:30:52+00:00

    Hi,

    Any thoughts on why the download does not work? I have downloaded and run the "create windows 11 installation media", it creates it (sometimes, froze twice at 50%), if you get to 100% (4 times now) it then when it validates it says it is corrupted and cannot continue. error 0x8007000D - 0x90002.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-20T12:20:18+00:00

    Hello ,

    Good to see you in Microsoft Community.

    You mentioned, “My computer failed to boot into Windows following a regular shut down." Before this occurred, did you encounter any error messages? Or, please describe the relevant circumstances, such as whether it was after installing updates, or if the computer suffered a physical impact. Since the error code "0x80042428" typically appears during the Windows installation process, particularly when attempting to format or create new partitions during the installation. This error often indicates a problem with the hard drive, which may be due to hardware failure, driver issues, or issues related to hard disk partitioning.

    At the same time, I suggest you remake the system installation media according to the following steps:

    Step-by-step to make a boot disk in MCT

    1. Prepare a flash driver with at least 8GB (Pay attention to backup data, because creating a boot disk will erase all data of the flash driver). Then operate it on another Windows computer.
    2. Visit Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com) and click "Download Now" to download MCT (Media Creation Tool).
    3. Run the MCT, select "Create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD or ISO file) for another PC”, and then choose Language, Version, Architecture (if you are not sure about these, choose "Use the recommended options for this PC"), then select "USB flash drive" in the "Select Media to Use" interface, then make a boot disk.
    4. Then boot from the USB flash drive and execute the installation program.

    And you can visit How to clean install Windows 11 - Microsoft Community & How to perform a clean installation or reinstall of Windows 11 - Microsoft Community****for specific installation steps.

    Meanwhile, please click the corresponding disk in the interface of selecting system installation location, and then select Delete, Format, to convert the disk to GPT format and format the whole disk.

    Disclaimer*: Please back up all your important data before performing it.*

    If anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Mosken_L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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