Microsoft says the latest version of Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works properly on Windows 10 22H2 computers.
windows 11 mct is a free utility that downloads the latest Windows version and creates a bootable USB flash drive or DVD for clean install, system recovery or upgrading to a new device.
“Windows 11 Media Creation Tool version 26100.6584, released on September 29, 2025, may not work as expected when used on Windows 10 devices. The Media Creation Tool may close unexpectedly, displaying no error message,” it Said In the Friday update to Windows Release Health Dashboard.
‘We are working on a fix 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 directly download the disk image (ISO) for x64 devices Microsoft site,
Microsoft said 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 had stopped working on ARM64 devices following the rollout of the latest Windows 11 release Windows 11 25H2, leaving affected customers with the message “We’re not sure what happened, but we’re unable to run this tool on your PC.” Error message.
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 Enabled Package (EKB) as 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 attempting 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 that you install the latest update for your device as it contains important improvements and issue fixes,” Microsoft said. “However, some applications that use DRM for digital audio may continue to experience problems.”
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