MiracastView package cause sysprep error after you upgrade a computer to Windows 10 Version 1709

This article provides workarounds to an issue in which sysprep fails with an error after you upgrade a computer to Windows 10 Version 1709.

Applies to:   Windows 10, version 1709
Original KB number:   4057974

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

• On a Windows 10 Version 1703 based computer, MiracastView is a built-in app and is installed by default.

• You upgrade the computer to Windows 10 Version 1709.

• You open a Command Prompt window with administrator permission and run the following command:

  cd %windir%\System32\Sysprep
  sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe /reboot
  

In this scenario, the sysprep command fails. You receive an error message that resembles the following:

Sysprep was not able to validate your Windows installation. Review the log file at %WINDIR%\System32\Sysprep\Panther\setupact.log for details. After resolving the issue, use Sysprep to validate your installation again.

Additionally, the setupact log contains error messages that resemble the following:

Date/Time, 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.
Date/Time, Error SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the current user: 0x80073cf2.
Date/Time, Error SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread was 0x3cf2.
Date/Time, Error SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralizeValidate' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Date/Time, Error SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error in validating actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2R

When you use the Remove-AppxPackage PowerShell command to remove MiracastView, the command does not work, and you receive the following error message:

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.

Cause

This issue occurs due to a bug in the way setup migrated the Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy package during the upgrade. This package will not function properly in the generalized image.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

On the Windows 10 Version 1709 computer, copy Windows.MiracastView_6.3.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy.xml from C:\Windows.old\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\ to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository.

Method 2

Copy the C:\Windows\MiracastView folder from a Windows 10 Version 1703 computer to the Windows 10 Version 1709 computer. Then, restart the computer to let Windows finish uninstalling MiracastView.

Data collection

If you need assistance from Microsoft support, we recommend you collect the information by following the steps mentioned in Gather information by using TSS for deployment-related issues.