Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in less than 24 hours. The company has repeatedly announced this end-of-support date – October 14, 2025 – and has been actively encouraging users to switch to Windows 11 through advertising.
Starting the day after tomorrow, Windows 10 users have a few options. They can upgrade to Windows 11, or continue receiving security updates for Windows 10 for an extra year by joining Microsoft’s extended security update program. This program is free if you sync your PC settings to the cloud with a Microsoft Account, or available for a $30 fee or 1,000 Microsoft Reward points. Users in the European Economic Area can enroll in the program for free, regardless of their cloud backup settings.
It looks like upgrading to Windows 11 may be tricky for some users. Microsoft recently updated its Windows Media Creation Tool to version 26100.6584, and this update has unfortunately caused the tool to stop working correctly.
The latest version of the Windows 11 media creation tool (version 26100.6584, released September 29, 2025) may cause problems when used on Windows 10 computers. It could close without warning, and won’t show any error messages.
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The Windows Media Creation Tool helps you make a bootable USB drive or DVD, allowing you to reinstall or perform a fresh installation of Windows 11 on your computer. Just be aware that it doesn’t work on Windows 10 PCs that use Arm64 processors.
With Windows 10 nearing its end of life, a significant problem is appearing, as confirmed by testing and reporting from Windows Latest.
We downloaded the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool from the official website. When we tried to run it, Windows asked for permission to make changes. After clicking ‘Yes’, a Windows logo appeared briefly, but then the program closed unexpectedly, and the installation failed. We experienced this same problem every time we tried to use the tool on Windows 10.
Good news! Microsoft has released a temporary fix for problems with the Windows Media Creation tool. To upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, visit the Windows 11 Installation Assistant page and choose the option to “Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64 devices.” Then, simply follow the on-screen instructions.
We’re following this story closely and will let you know if anything new happens. While you wait, you can check out our live blog about the end of support for Windows 10 for the latest information.
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