

- #Windows 8.1 media creation tool wont detect usb how to
- #Windows 8.1 media creation tool wont detect usb install

#Windows 8.1 media creation tool wont detect usb how to
Since you are a professional engineer and know how to obtain the product key from the ACPI table, we couldĭisplay the product key t hen enter it during the installation process as a workaround. I think if you have captured a customized image for deployment, it cannot read product key during installation process as well. It is not available to avoid entering product key.
#Windows 8.1 media creation tool wont detect usb install
It is possible that install files could read product key from BIOS if the manufacturer setup some specific OEM settings.įorm my experience, if we try to install a retail windows 8.1, Thank you!īased on my understanding, it is seems that you are using an OEM key during installation.

Does anyone know why this is happening and what the proper fix for it is? I'd like to know why the setup program doesn't pull the product key from the BIOS when I use a custom. I have triedĬonverting my wim file to an ESD and then using dism to split it but the setup program doesn't seem to like it and complains about missing files. I click Install and it asks for a product key instead of pulling it from the BIOS like it did when I was using the install.esd file from the Microsoft Media Creation tool. I boot off the thumb drive and make it to the install screen. Everything seems to be working fine until I go to install. I delete the install.esd file off the thumb drive and replace it with install.swm and I copy install2.swm over as well (to the sourceĭirectory). My image file is around 6GB in size so I use dism to split it. If I make it NTFS, because the PC has secure boot setup, it fails to boot off the thumb drive. Try copying my install.wim file to the thumb drive. I capture the hard drive image to a network location. I start installing Windows 8.1 and boot into Audit Mode and update / do my customizations. I used the Microsoft Media Creation tool to create a usb installation thumb drive. Now I'm working on creating a Windows 8.1 master image but I'm having trouble. I've created a Windows 7 master image and I use that to deploy 7 to customers PCs.
