Microsoft says the latest version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works correctly on Windows 10 22H2 computers.
The Windows 11 MCT is a free utility that downloads the latest Windows version and creates bootable USB flash drives or DVDs for clean installs, system recovery, or upgrading to a new device.
"The Windows 11 media creation tool version 26100.6584, released September 29, 2025, might not work as expected when used on Windows 10 devices. The media creation tool might close unexpectedly, displaying no error message," it said in a Friday update on the Windows release health dashboard.
"We are working on a resolution for this issue, and it will be released in a future update to the Windows 11 media creation tool."
As a workaround, the company advised users to download a Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices directly from the Microsoft site.
Microsoft added that the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is not currently supported on Windows 10 PCs with ARM64 processors.
This comes after Redmond also confirmed two weeks ago that the MCT utility has stopped working on ARM64 devices after the rollout of Windows 11 25H2, the latest Windows 11 release, with impacted customers seeing "We're not sure what happened, but we're unable to run this tool on your PC." error messages.
Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows 11 25H2 (also known as the Windows 11 2025 Update) two weeks ago, on September 30, and it is installed via an enablement package (eKB) because it is a minor update that shares the same platform release as Windows 11 24H2.
Following the Windows 11 25H2 rollout, Redmond "partially" resolved a known issue causing problems when trying to play DRM-protected video in Blu-ray/DVD/Digital TV applications.
The bug also affects Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 systems and triggers freezes, black screens, and other issues after installing the August preview update or later.
"We recommend you install the latest update for your device as it contains important improvements and issue resolutions, including this one," Microsoft said. "However, some applications using DRM for digital audio might continue to experience problems."
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Comments
doncoyote - 2 months ago
CoPilot, define karma, and elaborate on the possibility karma can affect us all.
TheBigT - 2 months ago
I don't think Microsoft knows what LTSC is.
AdvancedSetup - 2 months ago
Of course it doesn't work. Microsoft is trying to get you onto the latest Windows 11 and kill off Windows 10 like it does to all of the older OS versions. Then force you into a Cloud account so they can track and monitor you more for marketing and sales to hopefully increase sales for other services that using a Local Account wouldn't give them as much access to bother you.
Linux looks better and better every day