Cannot Sysprep after Fall Creator Update due to Miracast App

Question

Hi,

I have upgraded a Windows 10 PC with Fall Creator Update. The image I upgraded was fresh without and additional programs except Office 2016 and a handful of fonts.

I want to create a base image from it.

The Sysprep OOBE + Generalise fails as it cannot validate Windows. The setupact log pins the blame on Micracast:

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Info                  SYSPRP Entering SysprepGeneralizeValidate (Appx) - validating whether all apps are also provisioned.

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP Package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the current user: 0x80073cf2.

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread was 0x3cf2.

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralizeValidate' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error in validating actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error                 SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while validating Sysprep session actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error      [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 0x3cf2

2017-10-23 10:51:05, Error      [0x0f00d8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while pre-validate sysprep generalize internal providers; hr = 0x80073cf2

2017-10-23 10:51:15, Info       [0x0f0052] SYSPRP Shutting down SysPrep log

2017-10-23 10:51:15, Info       [0x0f004d] SYSPRP The time is now 2017-10-23 10:51:15

Getting more information in PowerShell I get the following for

PackageFullName        : Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy

PackageUserInformation : {S-1-5-21-2325304736-1218276920-2303212629-500 [Administrator]: Installed(pending removal)}

I try to remove-appx Miracast and it has an error. Looking at the logs I get:

Time                      ID           Message

----                      --           -------

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    603          Started deployment Remove operation on a package with main parameter: Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy and Options: 0 and 0.

                                       See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app deployment issues.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    10002        Creating Resiliency File

                                       C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\3546fe49-8d75-42f3-87eb-3ddddd3bf72b_S-1-5-21-2325304736-1218276920-2303212629-500_1.rslc for Remove

                                       Operation on Package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    607          Deployment Remove operation on package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy has been de-queued and is running for user SID

                                       S-1-5-21-2325304736-1218276920-2303212629-500.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    475          error 0x80070002: Reading manifest from location:

                                       C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml failed with error: The system cannot find

                                       the file specified.

                                       .

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    341          Cannot open manifest file for package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy (0x80070490). Using manifest from StateRepository

                                       instead.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    343          Cannot open manifest file for package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy (0x80070490). Using manifest from StateRepository

                                       instead.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    605          The last successful state reached was BundleProcessed. Failure occurred before reaching the next state Indexed. hr: 0x80070490

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    401          Deployment Remove operation with target volume C: on Package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:   failed with error

                                       0x80070490. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app deployment issues.

23/10/2017 10:12:34 AM    404          AppX Deployment operation failed for package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy with error 0x80073CFA. The specific error text

                                       for this failure is: Deployment Remove operation with target volume C: on Package Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:

                                       failed with error 0x80070490. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app deployment issues.

I have found 1 other reference to this issue - a user posted it on a forum 4 days ago with no response.

Any suggestions?

Garry

Moved from  Windows / Windows 10 / Install, upgrade, & activate

Answer 1

For Windows 10 deployment issues, you should really post this on TechNet IT Pro forums:

Technet forums - Windows 10 IT Pro - Microsoft