Media Creation Tool Error – 0x80070456 – 0xA0019 when using USB formatted NTFS

By shauncassells in Windows Insider on
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media-creation-tool-errorI ran into this error tonight and was looking all over for solutions before I bothered to check the logs.  The online “Solutions” were anything but.  Troubleshooting step #1 read log files.  Solution was to reformat USB to Fat32.

Error

After you wait all the time required to download the ISO and it starts to create the USB drive you get an error 0x8007456 – 0xA0019

If you browse to C:\$WINDOWS.~WS\Sources\Panther you will see two log files.

setuperr.log has error info

2016-12-01 18:11:01, Error MOUPG CInstallUI::GetDefaultLanguage(1715): Result = 0x80070002[gle=0x00000002]
2016-12-01 18:11:22, Error MOUPG CDlpActionGetWebSetupUserInput::GetDefaultOfferIndex(281): Result = 0x80070490[gle=0x00000715]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpActionLayoutUsb::CheckBitLocker(987): Result = 0x80070456[gle=0x00000456]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpActionLayoutUsb::PrepareUsbMedia(2222): Result = 0x80070456[gle=0x00000456]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpActionLayoutUsb::ExecuteRoutine(939): Result = 0x80070456[gle=0x00000456]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpActionImpl > > >::Execute(441): Result = 0x80070456[gle=0x00000456]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpTask::ExecuteAction(3243): Result = 0x80070456[gle=0x00000456]
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpTask::ExecuteActions(3397): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CDlpTask::Execute(1631): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::ExecuteTask(2067): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::ExecuteTask(2030): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::ExecuteDownloadMode(7194): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::ExecuteDownlevelMode(387): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:35, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::GetDUSetupResults(5249): Result = 0x80070490
2016-12-01 18:19:38, Error MOUPG CSetupManager::Execute(236): Result = 0x80070456
2016-12-01 18:19:38, Error MOUPG CSetupHost::Execute(372): Result = 0x80070456

This error means the source location was not writeable.  Low and behold my USB drive was formatted NTFS.

Fix

Reformat the USB drive to Fat32.

That’s it.   Nothing more complicated.

 

 

I did a bunch of internet searching and found this thread.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/error-code-0x80070456-0xa0019-windows-10-media/6e0d339c-a6da-4574-bd97-ca9c4f17e74f?page=4&tm=1480643096331#LastReply

I am sad to say the fixes proposed might work for corrupt files.. but the issue is clear as mud in the log above.  Just need to make the USB readable by formatting to Fat32.

Also found a x64 of Media Creation ToolDownloading the x64 media creation tool – http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=616936

 

Published by shauncassells

Shaun Cassells, Senior Solutions Engineer, 1E Shaun is a Microsoft MVP Windows Insider MVP and executive at Central Texas Systems Management User Group (CTSMUG). Shaun is a frequent speaker at conferences like MMS, Gartner, TechEd Europe, TechEd North America, IT Dev Connections, System Center Rallies, and Systems Management User Groups (SMUGs). Shaun is an award winning blogger syndicated from www.shauncassells.com. Shaun specializes in analysis, optimization, and design of Tactical Solutions to Strategic Business Goals. Prior to joining 1E in 2010, he worked for a Global 100 company as the Configuration Manager Service Owner and Architect. Recently as a Principle Consultant at 1E, he accomplished design, review, and improvements to a variety of Configuration Manager environments from the very small to sites with a half million seats. He provided leadership that created a patented automated application rationalization and usage based OSD mapping solution in use by multiple fortune 500 companies. These days you can find Shaun traveling to help discover, review, and improve business productivity across the world.

9 comments on “Media Creation Tool Error – 0x80070456 – 0xA0019 when using USB formatted NTFS”

  1. Thank you so much, I reformatted my USB drive to NTFS after I bricked it earlier without realising I needed it to be FAT32.

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  2. This is the best solution article I’ve seen. Solution helped and it was easy to find 😀 not all ‘read the whole article + see all ads” bullshit
    Cheers!

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  3. Thank you so much, Sir!!! Unlike most advice I’ve had to search out because of various failures on my PC, and my lack of technical knowledge, this worked perfectly, and easily! That’s so rare!!

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  4. It would be nice if they probed the drive BEFORE spending an hour downloading, or at least cached the download for a while. Anyway, this was indeed the problem and easy enough to fix – thanks!

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  5. Thanks a lot! After searching through a couple of forums and other blogs, yours was the first that really provided the solution. Should have thought of it myself though – shame on me.

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  7. Thanks. I completely forgot even I reformatted my USB to NTFS! It’s been a while since I’ve had to install Windows from scratch. It’s silly that the system can’t reformat my USB or at least wait for me to do that with the download cached. Hopefully this will work so I don’t have to download this the fourth time (the first two I used the upgrade on this PC and got stuck on updates).

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