A media driver your computer needs is missing

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Microsoft has been trying to reduce the dependency of users on installation media like CD, DVD, USB, etc. and rather about users upgraded to Windows 11/10 directly through a arrangement update. Even so, as wise as the intent of the company was, some users still prefer to install their operating system through installation media.

A media driver your figurer needs is missing

While trying to install Windows 11/x/8.i/8 through installation media, many Windows users accept reported the mistake:

A media commuter your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB, or Hd commuter. If you take a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it at present.

Windows 7 users would go the following error instead:

A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a commuter floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash bulldoze, delight insert information technology at present.

The statement of the error makes it articulate that the installation media is missing 1 or more than crucial drivers and thus the system has halted the installation process.

Microsoft suggests the following possible causes for the issue:

The installation media was ejected while the installation was in progress. It was supposed to remain inside till the installation was complete.
A low-quality installation media might have been used to install the operating system. In this case, it might not be able to transfer the data completely.
The speed of burning the installation media was to fast. The arrangement was unable to read the drivers properly.
The ISO file inside the installation media was corrupt and thus the files containing the drivers missed.

Basically, the system was unable to read the ISO file properly. In this example, you can try the following suggestions.

i] Plug the USB drive into another port

Seemingly an easy ready, click on cancel upon getting the error and remove the USB drive which is being used as the installation media safely. Plug information technology in another USB port and repeat the installation process. Many users take reported that this fix works. The steps are equally follows:

If you are installing with USB drive, and so when Windows Setup asks you for the commuter, click Cancel.
Then yous will see the Welcome screen
Insert the USB bulldoze in a different port
Finally, click Install At present to install.

Also if it is an quondam system, avoid using the USB 1.0 port for installing Windows 10, if at all the system is in a position to support the installation.

two] Check the hardware requirements of the system

Ensure that your organization's parameters are well more than the minimum requirements. Eg. While Microsoft recommends 2GB of RAM for a 64-scrap Windows x system, it commonly needs 4GB or more than for proper installation and functioning.

3] Check the installation media

It might be possible that the ISO file is incomplete/corrupt on the installation disk. To verify this condition, insert the installation disk on any system and right-click on the CD/DVD drive and then select Properties. Ensure that the size of the installation media and compare it with the size stated on Microsoft's website. The size of the media changes with every update, so nosotros cannot give whatever fixed number here.

Anyway, nosotros could download the latest installation file from Microsoft'south website hither and brand some other installation media out of the same. Effort doing it with a high-quality media drive of a reputable brand this fourth dimension. The license cardinal would be the aforementioned as you received with the original installation media but could be used on the same or multiple systems depending upon the version you bought.

Related: No drives were found during Windows Installation during Setup.

four] Bank check BIOS settings

If everything else has failed, the issue could probably with the settings of the BIOS itself. Cheque that the USB iii.0 settings in the BIOS should be set to auto and the Legacy USB and Legacy BIOS settings should be disabled in the BIOS.

Hope this guide helps you fix the result.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-twelvemonth Microsoft MVP (2006-sixteen) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point earlier making any changes to your system & be careful about any tertiary-political party offers while installing freeware.