Error 0x80070490 when converting BIOS-UEFI in ConfigMgr 1610

I should have written this post a while ago but haven’t had time yet. When using the new BIOS-UEFI conversion solution in Configuration Manager 1610, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/osd/deploy-use/task-sequence-steps-to-manage-bios-to-uefi-conversion If you are still on 1606 or earlier you can still use this method: https://ccmexec.com/2016/07/switch-from-bios-to-uefi-seamless-using-configuration-manager-ts-in-6-simple-steps/

I have seen the below error 0x80070490 when the computer tries to restart the first time after the OEM tools are used to convert from BIOS-UEFI, it has been different reasons behind it.

Let’s start with what is new behind the scenes, the reason this wasn’t possible before is that the restart computer step checked that the partitioning matches the Booted Operating System, so if we booted in Legacy BIOS it checks that the partitions are correct otherwise it fails, this is overridden with the new variable used for the UEFI partition, “TSUEFIDrive”.

There are new files in the boot images that makes this possible, “BCD-EFI-64” in the x64 Boot image and “BCD-EFI-32” in the x86 boot image. This file is required and used when the computer restarts the first time from booted after conversion to UEFI is done. They are in the OSDinjection.xml file so they are added to the boot image when they are created.

And that is exactly what is causing the above error at least from what I have seen it could probably be more reasons for it to fail but the two reasons I have seen are the following

1. The Boot image used are not updated since the upgrade to Configuration Manager 1610. In that case the new file is not present in the boot image and the restart will fail.

Solution: Simply update the boot images on the DP, then the needed file is added to it.

2. If you have modified the OSDinjection.xml file manually after 10/26/2016 then the file is newer than the osdinjection.xml that is included with the Configuration Manager 1610 upgrade, and then the upgrade process will NOT replace the osdinjection.xml file. Also causing the same error as above.

Solution: This can be solved by either adding the missing lines for the new files in the osdinjection.xml file or copy it from the following path:            <ConfigurationManagerinstalldir>\EasySetupPayload\c43a89e4-b642-4fc8-abf0-255bf5d88d82\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64 if you haven’t made any modifications to it.

And then update the boot images after that.

Every time I have seen that error it has because one of the above and it has solved the issue for me every time 😀

There is some post and forum posts stating that you must upgrade to ADK 1607 for it to work, that is not the case from what I have seen. It could solve the issue though as you will create new or update existing boot images and then the new files are added.

There are some issues in ADK 1607, driver installation on Windows 7 and 802.1x support for instance so some will still need to use ADK 1511 and it works just fine.