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how do I fix Provisioning failure error 0x80070490?

Henry, Kristopher 0 Reputation points
2025-08-20T18:21:43.3833333+00:00

For bulk installations we utilize Windows Configuration Designer and Protect the packages with a password.

Recently one of our techs ran into issues where he was getting provisioning failures when he was running the packages. I create the packages and as he was the only one experiencing the issues I had to check what was different for him. The only difference between him and the other 7 who do it is that he recently made a new media device so it has windows 11 24h2 while the others had 23H2.
I tested for myself with one USB having 23H2 and the other having 24H2

24H2 was failing while 23H2 was not. I removed the password for it and then it went through no problem, but since we work in the education sector we don't want to have an incident where a tech leaves a usb behind by mistake and a student starts wiping devices on us. So we require the password; just not sure how to resolve.

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  1. Domic Vo 1,015 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-08-21T06:11:19.2433333+00:00

    Dear Henry, Kristopher,

    Based on your findings, it appears that provisioning packages protected with a password are encountering failures specifically on devices running Windows 11 version 24H2, while the same packages succeed on 23H2. We appreciate your diligence in isolating the issue and confirming that removing the password allows the package to proceed—though we recognize that this workaround is not viable given your security requirements.

    We recommend the following steps:

    • Ensure Windows Configuration Designer is updated to the latest version available via the Microsoft Store or Windows ADK.
    • Test alternate encryption methods or package delivery mechanisms, such as using Azure AD Join or Intune for secure deployment, if applicable to your environment.

    I hope this helps. Just kindly tick Accept Answer that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

    Best regards,

    Domic Vo

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