Troubleshooting Guide: Arc Registration Failing with ImageRecipeValidationTests

June 3, 2025 · View on GitHub

Error

Arc Registration fails in pre-check with ImageRecipeValidationTests. "Responses": [ { "Name": "ImageRecipeValidation", "Status": "Failed", "Errors": [ { "ErrorMessage": "Diagnostics failed for the test category: ImageRecipeValidation.", "StackTrace": null, "ExceptionType": "DiagnosticsTestFailedException", "RecommendedActions": [ "Please contact Microsoft support." ] } ] }

Issue Validation

  1. Open PowerShell as Administrator.

  2. Run the following command:

    Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName ImageCustomizationScheduledTask
    

If the state is "Ready", this matches the known issue. Please follow the resolution steps below.

If the scheduled task ImageCustomizationScheduledTask is already Disabled, this is not a known issue—further debugging will be required.

Resolution

  1. If the state is "Ready", start the task:

    Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName ImageCustomizationScheduledTask | Start-ScheduledTask
    
  2. Wait for the task to reach the "Disabled" state:

    # Repeat this until the task state shows 'Disabled'
    Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName ImageCustomizationScheduledTask
    

Retry the Arc Registration operation.