Problem
The SRD creation wizard fails with an error message reported below, when trying to create a SRD with Advanced mode on a machine where Windows 11 ADK 22H2 is installed.
Error Message
Veritas System Recovery Disk not created.
Error ECA3178D: Failed to file c:\users\ueda\appdata\local\temp\symsrdtemp\34d3199d-633c-41f2-8de7-9bb7ddc271d2\WimContent_64bit\Windows\Boot\EFI\bootmgfw.efi
to c:\users\username\appdata\local\temp\symsrdtemp\34d3199d-633c-41f2-8de7-9bb7ddc271d2\SrdImage_64bit\EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\bootmgfw.efi.
Cause
This is a version specific issue for Windows 11 ADK 22H2 (September 2023). The ADK version is 10.1.25398.1, which is downloaded from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2243390.
Solution
WORKAROUND:
1) Uninstall Windows 11 ADK 22H2 (September 2023), which version is 10.1.25398.1.
2) Download the ADK from any one of the below URLs and install it.
<Win Server 2022 ADK download URL>
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2162950
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2163233
<Win11 ADK 21H1 download URL>
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2165884
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2166133
3) Run the SRD creation wizard and create a SRD file with Advanced mode.