Many persistent errors in Event Viewer after Windows 11 build 22598.ni_release.220408-1503: "Autopilot.dll wil error was reported"

Question

I used to be part of the the Windows 11 Insider Beta channel. After updating to build 22598.ni_release.220408-1503 I began to see the same error in Event Viewer extremely frequently:

The errors are all the same and read as follows:

Autopilot.dll WIL error was reported.

HRESULT: 0x80070491

File: onecoreuap\admin\moderndeployment\autopilot\dll\dllmain.cpp, line 128

Message: NULL

I have never used any program called Autopilot or Modern Deployment. After seeing this problem I immediately left the insider program and am now queued for enrollment. However no new Windows update has happened and these errors persist. How do I prevent these errors?

Answer 1

I thought by now we'd established that the error was linked to Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant.

On my end, I can confirm that the error disappears when I Disable the corresponding service, and reappears when I set it to anything other than Disabled.

The error is also triggered when I open the Xbox pc app, which is inline with people seeing it happen when they open other Microsoft products like Edge.

We have, but isn't the disabling Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant service just a workaround?

Looking for ways to prevent the event error from happening on my Win 11 Pro 22H2 PC.

Answer 2

I thought by now we'd established that the error was linked to Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant.

On my end, I can confirm that the error disappears when I Disable the corresponding service, and reappears when I set it to anything other than Disabled.

The error is also triggered when I open the Xbox pc app, which is inline with people seeing it happen when they open other Microsoft products like Edge.

Agree, it's the Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant. Initially I disabled it! While the error went away it created other issues logging into Microsoft using Microsoft Apps along with some additional errors and/or warnings. I ended up setting it back to manual.

What’s concerning, this issue seems to have been going on for a while. A lot of people have spent a great deal of time attempting to resolve it. You would think Microsoft would have dealt with it prior to putting out Windows 11 22H2. I didn't have this issue on Windows 11 21H2.

Answer 3

Hello;

Same problem since 1 year, on a 1 year old pc.

On w10 as on w11, all components have been checked, bios and drivers updated.

Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant doesn't change anything, it's ****.

Maybe the problem is not software but hardware.

I share my sepc with you and see if we have any in common.

Answer 4

With me, was something to do with August 2022 monthly Windows updates. Installed on 10th August, Error first appeared after restart of computer following actual installation. No previous records prior to that exact time. I'm still on version 10 of Windows Home, all I get is log entries but does not appear to have adverse effect on performance as being reported by other people. Get perhaps a dozen instances during each boot commencing exactly timed as ON button pushed. From there-on, during that session, large majority of instances occur each time MS Edge opened (2-3 times each open). Appears to be more pronounced on Windows 11 hence not upgrading yet until resolved.

Answer 5

Hello;

Same problem since 1 year, on a 1 year old pc.

On w10 as on w11, all components have been checked, bios and drivers updated.

Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant doesn't change anything, it's ****.

Maybe the problem is not software but hardware.

I share my sepc with you and see if we have any in common.

There is some commonality in our hardware:

• AZUSTeK Computer - Model ROG Strix GA35DX_G35DX
• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Thanks for sharing.