SysPrep Windows 10 Pro Error (0x0f0070 & 0x0f00d8)

Question

So I seem to be experiencing an issue where Windows 10 and Windows Store apps (I am assuming) are interfering with Sysprep /oobe /generalize.

When I attempt to run the above command, I receive the following error in the setuperr.log:

Error              SYSPRP Package Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.
Error              SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the current user: 0x80073cf2.
Error              SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread was 0x3cf2.
Error   [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralizeValidate' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error              SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error in validating actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error              SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while validating SysprepSession actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error   [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error   [0x0f00d8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while pre-validate sysprep generalize internal providers; hr = 0x80073cf2
Error              SYSPRP Package Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.
Error              SYSPRP Failed to remove apps for the current user: 0x80073cf2.
Error              SYSPRP Exit code of RemoveAllApps thread was 0x3cf2.
Error   [0x0f0082] SYSPRP ActionPlatform::LaunchModule: Failure occurred while executing 'SysprepGeneralizeValidate' from C:\Windows\System32\AppxSysprep.dll; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error              SYSPRP SysprepSession::Validate: Error in validating actions from C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\ActionFiles\Generalize.xml; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error              SYSPRP RunPlatformActions:Failed while validating SysprepSession actions; dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error   [0x0f0070] SYSPRP RunExternalDlls:An error occurred while running registry sysprep DLLs, halting sysprep execution. dwRet = 0x3cf2
Error   [0x0f00d8] SYSPRP WinMain:Hit failure while pre-validate sysprep generalize internal providers; hr = 0x80073cf2

I've had a look online at several articles only, namely:

• KB2769827
• TechNet Article "How to delete or remove "white" blank shortcut in shell:appsFolder"
• Restore Microsoft Store application in Windows 10

The only things that I did when installing the system were these, in order:

1. Installed Windows 10 Pro using "windows_multiple_editions" ISO from MSDN on an EFI VM;
2. Created a user "Admin" during the initial OOBE, logged in and ran compmgmt.msc and enabled built-in "Administrator";
3. Logged in as "Administrator", logged into a network share, ran installation scripts that install a bunch of programs;
4. Deleted "Admin" and did a VMware Snapshot before Sysprepping; and
5. Ran Sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize and received the above error doing so.

I took the initiative to try and fix this quickly by checking out Powershell's AppxPackage cmdlet but the below command returned no results:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUser | Where PublisherId -eq 8wekyb3d8bbwe | Format-List -Property PackageFullName,PackageUserInformation | Select-String "Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe"

I suppose my questions are:

• Can this be fixed?
• What caused this, so that future troubled administrators will know how to avoid this?
• By deleting "Admin" have I somehow screwed something up (referring to the TechNet Article)?

I understand that there are answers for different Appx related issues, but I have not touched Windows Store/Metro Apps at all whilst sysprepping. The only notable thing I installed was .NET 3.5 (Related?)

To re-cap my VM setup is:

• Windows 10 Pro x64 (Build 10240);
• 2GB RAM, 60 GB HDD;
• EFI;
• Not domain joined. Currently on WORKGROUP; and
• Internet is NAT'd with VM host.

Errors listed in the log file:

• 0x0F0070
• 0x0F0082
• 0x0F00D8

I appreciate the feedback and answers. Hopefully someone will be able to outsmart this SysPrep error. Thanks for reading!

Answer 1

So I managed to fix this by tinkering a bit with the Appx .NET package. I had a second user that was created during setup on VMware. "Admin" and "Administrator" were on the system. So I logged into "Admin" and ran:

Remove-AppxPackage "Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.0_1.0.22929.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe"

I was then confronted with an error stating that "Microsoft.Skype" is using this .NET Runtime and removing the .NET package was not possible.

I had to quickly search for the correct package that this error was referring to by issuing the Powershell command:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Select-String "Microsoft.Skype"

It then showed a single Microsoft.Skype Appx Package!

I then removed the "Microsoft.Skype" Appx Package and proceeded to run the above command, it worked!

My next step was to do the same on "Administrator". So I did the above and ran Sysprep again, boom! It works. Hopefully this helps someone in the future. :)

TL;DR:

1. Attempt to remove Appx package on any other user except the built-in Administrator, this should throw an error/conflict with another App;
2. Search for the App using the above Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers command
3. Remove the conflicting application to the be able to remove the primary issue-raising application;
4. Do this for all users, including the built-in Administrator; and
5. Sysprep should work again.