the assignment of application failed error 1274

GPO Software Deployment Failed – The error was : %%1274 and %%2

Event ID 103:

After analyzed some time, found the problem for this issue is insufficient wait time to apply Group Policy.

Fix/Solution for GPO Software Deployment Error : %%1274 and %%2

Follow the below steps to increase policy processing wait time.

1. Open Software Installation Policy applied GPO (In my case: Software_Deployment_GPO ) in Edit mode. 2. Navigate to “Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Group Policy” 3. In right-hand side, search and double-click the setting “ Startup policy processing wait time .”

GPO Software Deployment Failed - The error was : %%1274 and %%2

4. Enable the setting and set “ Amount of time to wait (in seconds) ” to a reasonable value for your environment, for instance “60”. Now click the Apply button to apply settings.

5. Update the GPO by running the command gpupdate/force and restart computer to check install the software on machine startup.

https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/tutorial-simple.html
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https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/read-log.html#read-log
Wrap EXE package into an MSI for GPO deployment: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/user-guide/tutorial-convert-exe-to-msi.html

SOLVED: How to resolve System Event 108 “The error was : %%1274” When Deploying Software Through Group Policy

Published by ian matthews on february 1, 2013 february 1, 2013.

Well this is just as annoying as can be but it turns out to be pretty quick to resolve. If you reboot your client PC’s but find some software you pushed via Group Policy did not install, you likely are in Asyncronous Policy Processing Hell.

First verify that the policy did make it to your test PC by launching a CMD window (don’t forget to RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR) and typing GPRESULT. Just look for your GPO under COMPUTER. Also check the event log of your test PC and look for The error was : %%1274

BACKGROUND:

Since Windows Server 2003, XP and newer clients don’t wait for the network components to fully load before allowing a user to login. This makes boot times faster but means that Software Deployments via Group Policy almost always require TWO reboots. Also, you can get the dreaded:

System Event 108 “The error was : %%1274”

and never get an install completed.

Delete the GP Key from the client PC’s registry: HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Group Policy
Turn Asyncronous Policy Processing off by creating a new GPO (or editing an existing one) with the following setting: Computer Settings > Administrative Templates > System > Logon > Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon – Enabled

I figured this out using several blogs but the most useful and the one deserving the most credit is THIS ONE , in case you want to read more about it.

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Top 5 Reasons Group Policy Software Installation Is Not Working

Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) is an effective (and free) way to manage software deployment. After years of use, I have found these five common issues. Let’s walk through the top five issues and the solutions to a fix them! We will figure out why group policy software installation not working!

Problem 1: Does the GPO apply?

If the software isn’t installing on the computer, the first place to start is at the scope tab of your GPO. Basically, if the GPO can’t apply to the computer (or user) – the application won’t install. You can ensure the GPO is applying by running a GPResult on that computer and ensuring that the GPO applied and that the application appears under Software Installation.

group policy software installation not working

If the software doesn’t appear, take a look at The Top 10 Ways to Troubleshoot Group Policy . One special note about software deployment. If you deploy the software to the user side (assigned or published), the GPO must be linked to an OU containing users (or you have to enable loopback).

Also remember that GPSI applies in the foreground. Installation can only happen on a reboot or logon (and only if the GPO was downloaded beforehand). In a default environment, it is easiest just to reboot twice. If you want to turn this into a single reboot, you can enable “Always Wait on the Network at Computer Startup or Logon”. Be aware that this will slow down startups/logons.

Problem 2: Does the software install quietly?

For an MSI to deploy through GPSI, it must be able to install silently. To test this, you only need MSIEXEC! To test quietly, here is your syntax:

msiexec /I “PATHTOYOURMSI” /QB /T “PATHTOMST”

and here is a practical example:

After the installation progress bar has completed (and MSIEXEC.exe has terminated in the Task Manager), you should be able to launch your application through any created shortcuts. If the application errors out during install, you most likely need to specify additional options in your MST file. An example of this would be Adobe Photoshop Elements. If you do not include the serial number in the install, it can’t be deployed through GPSI.

Problem 3: Where is the MSI?

As a best practice, do not store your MSIs in Sysvol. While it may look like a great way to create redundancy, it is going to be a management nightmare. Instead, set up a dedicated file server (or better yet – use DFS!) and organize your MSI structure. For our environment, we organize the MSIs by manufacturer – then product – then version. This vertical hierarchy allows us to easily find (or update) any piece of software.

The second point to consider is how you load the MSI into Group Policy. Whenever possible, use a DFS Namespace (first choice) or a UNC path (second choice) over an IP. IPs can change (though you should be using a reservation).

Problem 4: Can X access the MSI?

So even though your software is compatible, your users/computers that need to install this software might not be able to reach it. Take a look at the share and file/folder permissions where the MSI is located. If you are deploying to a computer, that computer needs Read/Execute. The same thing applies to a user. In our environment, we actually grant authenticated users read/execute to the share and root folder. This ensures that every deployed MSI always have the correct permissions.

Problem 5: Where are the logs?

If you’ve made it this far, you likely have an installation issue. This can be caused by a misconfigured machine, an old piece of software breaking the upgrade, or a missing component. Lucky for us, GPSI does a decent job logging these kind of issues. Open up event viewer on the troublesome machine and selection the system log. Filter the log to show any issues by Application Management Group Policy (the source) and to only show Warnings and Errors.

As you can see from the error above, GPSI couldn’t install this software until another logon has occurred. If you receive any strange MSI errors – just do a quick search on Experts-Exchange or AppDeploy for that error (ex: 1204) plus MSI. Because these error codes are consistent across nearly all MSIs, you don’t really need to search for your specific product.

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One caught me out the other day that I’d never seen before, app looked like it was installing but never completed – turns out the installer language was German but all machines were English – enable Ignore Language and then deployed OK.

That is a first for me as well! Thanks for the tip!

David did you get this sorted? We were experiencing a similar problem. Software had been deploying using GPOs successfully then started failing. In the end it was IPv6 causing chaos. IPv4 network with IPv6 enabled. Fixed this by disabling IPv6 on all Desktops and static devices and GPOs now work. Random!

That is super random Sue! Just for kicks, have you seen any DNS errors or replication errors with your domain controllers?

Random GPSI issue not covered here (and I wonder if you might point me in the right direction?)

New Win8.1 machines installed to a lab, end of last year. Old GPSI package deployed to generations of computers over 8 years, never with problems. A number of new machines installed the software at build time, but some didn’t. Trying to solve this problem now.

Event logs from last year during the build showed: – The assignment of application blah from policy blah failed. The error was : %%1274 – The removal of the assignment of application blah from policy blah failed. The error was : %%2

I fixed this at the time by tinkering with startup network timings: – GPO Computer Settings > Specify startup policy processing wait time – Eventually fixed properly by tagging ports on a switch as these ports were not configured properly and weren’t bringing the connection up fast enough when machine started up

ANYWAY. Zoom forward to March 2015 and I’m trying to fix the machines that never received the software. I’ve re-downloaded the whole policy using gpupdate /force. I get “Changes to software installation settings were applied successfully” in system log and no other errors. Running GPRESULT /H with elevated command prompt allows me to verify that the computer is indeed receiving the setting to install the package. Checked permissions, even though I know they wouldn’t have changed in 8 years as I’m the only one who manages the network – no issues there.

I’d like to avoid de-joining and re-joining affected machines to the domain, any ideas where to start?

By the way, I’ve already attempted to enable userenvDebugLevel logging, as well as appmgmtDebugLevel logging, neither of which appear to work in Win 8.1 (MS article confirms latter definitely doesn’t work!)

Mat – you have done almost everything that I would do before opening a case with MS. The last thing that I would do is see if the application registered itself with group policy. If it did, I would delete the application key. You can use MSI Manager (available on this page: https://deployhappiness.com/resources/tool-downloads/ ) to do this.

Either way – let me know what you find out!

I’ve pulling my hair on this one. There are event IDs 101, 103, 108 and 1112 showing up every 5 minutes even though MSI are successfully installed on a client test machine. I have made necessary changes in GPO attached below and rebooted DC but no joy – still cluttering my event System log stating that it failed to install which is not true. A shared drive can be accessed by anonymous/guest users from domain and non-domain machines on the same LAN. No issues with AD, DNS, DHCP etc.

* Computer Configuration * Policies * Administrative Templates * System * Logon ENABLE: Always wait for the network at computer startup logon * Group Policy ENABLE: Specify startup policy processing wait time (temporarily set to 120 will change to 30 later)

101 The assignment of application 7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition) from policy DOMAIN base packages installation failed. The error was : %%1274

103 The assignment of application 7-Zip 9.20 (x64 edition) from policy DOMAIN base packages installation failed. The error was : %%1274

108 Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. The installation of software deployed through Group Policy for this user has been delayed until the next logon because the changes must be applied before the user logon. The error was : %%1274

1112 Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. The installation of software deployed through Group Policy for this user has been delayed until the next logon because the changes must be applied before the user logon. The error was : %%1274

Download MSIManager from this page: https://deployhappiness.com/resources/tool-downloads/

Run it and browse to a computer having this issue – remove 7.zip from the list. Restart and see if the issue goes away.

BTW the good example of how to deploy MSI via GPO I found here: http://messenger.softros.com/help/domain-install.html step-by-step instructions with screen shots

Thanks Taho! Those are nice and simple directions – good to see it using Windows 8 screeshots!

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Software wont deploy, but GPO gets applied and MSI is installable manually

DC: WinServer2012, Client: XP

i have a problem getting a GPO install to work. I created a MSI thats hosted in a network share:

\\server\Deployment\xxx\xxx.msi

when i log on to a computer and start it manually, it installs perfectly in silence and is listed uninstallable via systemcontrol/software.

However, if i deploy it by GPO, it wont work. eventvwr.msc reveals error codes 101, 103, 108 and 1085 without any useful further information (roughly translated in english it is something like: "it did not work because it did not work.." :@). Client is set to wait on network, GPO is listed as applied on gpresult , when i log onto the server and check the ntfs-settings, the MSI has read and execute for domain-computers, auth-users, everyone, anonymous and full for system and admins. The share settings are read for everyone. There are no further events related to that failure.

Does someone please can suggest some fixes? How can i find out WHY it does not get installed?

TIA, rhavin.

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Event ID 108 should provide "Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. %1 The error was : %%%2". What are the actual messages these Events are providing you? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Commented Nov 1, 2014 at 20:36
Never understood why MS localized error -.-, i'll try to translate in english: 101: the assignment of application (app) of gpo (gpo) failed. error: critical error at installation. 103: remove of assignment of application (app) of gpo (gpo) failed. error: critical error at installation. 108: Changes in softwaresettings not applied. Unable to adopt changes of software. Preceeding log entry should be there. – rhavin Commented Nov 2, 2014 at 8:09

These errors tell me that your GPO and software distribution are working fine. It's the installer itself that's failing for some reason, and (probably) not reporting 'why' back to the launching process. To that end, they're telling you to check the log file of the installer to determine why, presuming the installer provides a log.

When run by the GP at start up, the context is the "System" context, not a user context. One of the major things that doesn't happen during the System-level install, is that no user profile is loaded. If the installer depends on the user profile to be available for some reason, then it could fail when it's not.

So you have to determine if/why the installer is failing when run in the context used during the GP initiated install.

Optionally, you could change the GP setup you are using; instead of assigning the software package to the Computer , assign (or publish) the software to the User .

I'd explain how to do that here, but there are a few important options and it's better if you get familiar with them all, and then decide which are best for your AD setup.

All the info you need on how to do it is available from Microsoft , and here's a YouTube video that popped up in a search that may help as well: Assigning Versus Publishing Applications in Active Directory .

thanks for the answer, but the msi is configured to at least leave a log on c:\ on startup, even that is not created, so i'm pretty shure the msi was not started at all. as i told, when i start it manually, it works like a charm. – rhavin Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 17:32

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Group Policy installation failed error 1274

You’re seeing the dreaded scourge of asynchronous policy processing. It’s not a “feature” (and was default-off in Windows 2000 but default-on in Windows XP and above) and causes exactly what you’re seeing– non-deterministic behavior with processing some types of GPO settings.

In a GPO that applies to that computer, add the following setting:

Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon – Enabled

After you set that (and allow the GPO to replicate if you’re in a multi-DC environment), do a “gpupdate /force /boot” on the subject PC. It will reboot and you should see the software installation occur.

The “Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon” slightly slows down the startup and logon because all GPO extensions are allowed to process, but the upside is that all GPO extensions are allowed to process.

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Group Policy software installation failing with error %%14

I have created a GPO configured to "assign" \\<AD DNS domain name>\NETLOGON\<file name>.msi and verified that it's applying to the Windows 10 v1809 PC but the actual installation consistently fails.

RSoP reports the following:

Event Viewer reports the following:

Found that the error %%14 doesn't seem to be documented online, hence my main reason for posting this.
Verified that Group Policy is already configured as recommended for these scenarios ( Specify startup policy processing wait time set to 60 seconds and Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon set to enabled).
Verified that the connection between the PC and DC is 1 Gbps
Found that manually running the MSI from NETLOGON on the PC works fine.

Update: 2019/06/26 09:29

Found that this very GPO applies successfully on 2 other Windows 10 v1809 PCs.
Tried deploying 7-Zip's MSI to the affected PC but it fails with the same errors.
Found some events that suggested slow DNS initialisation so temporarily removed Webroot SecureAnywhere's DNS Protection Agent but found that doing so didn't make a difference.

Update: 2019/06/26 14:08

Enabled Windows Installer logging as per https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/223300/how-to-enable-windows-installer-logging but I couldn't find anything relevant in %tmp% or C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local .
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This was resolved by .OLD-ing the following registry keys and rebooting:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\AppMgmt
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\History
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\AppMgmt
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\History

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I am trying to install LAPS through the GPO. I keep getting the errors. I have added the file to our domain logon folder. Same folder that other scripts are ran from. I have given it the same permissions as the other scripts. I have enabled the startup policy processing wait time to 120 seconds. I have also rebooted the PC. Not sure why it continues to fail. I get the following errors:

The assignment of application Local Administrator Password Solution from policy LAPS failed. The error was : %%1274

The removal of the assignment of application Local Administrator Password Solution from policy LAPS failed. The error was : %%2

Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. The installation of software deployed through Group Policy for this user has been delayed until the next logon because the changes must be applied before the user logon. The error was : %%1274

The Group Policy Client Side Extension Software Installation was unable to apply one or more settings because the changes must be processed before system startup or user logon. The system will wait for Group Policy processing to finish completely before the next startup or logon for this user, and this may result in slow startup and boot performance.

Any suggestions? Thanks

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Event log errors GPO with event id 101,103,108,1112

Lately I see the Event log overflooded by errors apparently related to a GPO failing to apply.

Event id will show errors

Googling around it looks like the error could be thrown when the policies apply asynchronously and the suggestion is to disable this to allow all policies to complete.

Strange is that the error is thrown at night when no computer si logging on/off…

Perhaps this site can give you a few tips:

Thank you Randy, I have read that article already, it explains how to allow policies completion, however I would like to understand why this is happening although no computer is logging in/out and the server is logging these errors in the Event log

A policy was being incorrectly applied to the server! Removed from DC and gone! Thanks

Sorry to piggy back on the thread but Im wondering if you could let me know on how you found that GPO.

It is a GPO that I use for all computers and accidentally was also used for our server.

Could this cause freezing of Windows 10 computers? I have all these errors in my computers that are freezing

No freeze on my side when the error was logged, but as I wrote this ended once I have stopped the policy being applied to the server

Do you think it could cause freezing on Windows 10 pcs?

I have no idea, sorry!

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