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

Thanks for highlighting the risks associated with clearing the TPM. Anyone considering trying this should be fully aware.

As for me, I tried to reset my TPM and it had no effect on clearing the errors. Perhaps it will work for others.

Answer 2

Over 12 months now since first posting. Nothing been done by MS, not even an acknowledgment from them - par for the course - they instigate a problem but are not interested in solving it. Does not leave any faith in MS - talk a while back that they were toying with the idea of charging a subscription for Windows OS, with service like this, don't think there will be many take that up!

Answer 3

I am having this issue now, I disabled the autopilot services for now. I am on Windows 10 KB5026435 and on a fresh install and experiencing the issue. Resetting my TPM did not work. I really hope this is fixed soon :(

Answer 4

I am running W11 pro - 2H2 - and started to see this issue a couple of weeks ago when - or so I assume - 2H2 was installed. Now the system restarts every night (The previous system shutdown at 2:56:33 AM on ‎6/‎5/‎2023 was unexpected.) and does so in such a way that some running jobs (e.g. Acronis backups) hang until I present myself to the laptop, it recognises me and starts up. I assume that the system is waiting to log onto my Microsft account.

I know see continuous events telling me of errors with the BonjourService, Microsoft-Windows-ModernDeployment-Diagnostics-Provider, Printers (my only printer is local), etc, etc, etc.

The system is now so busy alerting - it is probably adversly impacting the user-experiance. I will shortly contact Microdost but - if the other responses are anything to go by - I doubt anything will come of it.

Answer 5

This problem has made my computer unusable. I'm having problems with the Taskbar, Outlook, browser tabs. All sorts of stuff just doesn't work.

I'm downgrading to Windows 10--the only real solution I can see.