This operation returned because the timeout period expired Error: 800705B4

Error MSG:

This operation returned because the timeout period expired:

Failed to run the action: Updates Install.

This operation returned because the timeout period expired. (Error: 800705B4; Source: Windows)

 Symptoms:

I have received above error MSG when running Installing updates step in Build and Capture task sequence.

Task sequence executed the updates install step then hangs there for 30 min (default wait time), then will fail with Failed to run the action: Updates Install. This operation returned because the timeout period expired. (Error: 800705B4; Source: Windows) error.

The VM where I am running build and capture is a Non-domain machine.

Problem:

When installing updates on workgroup computers, the machine failed to communicate or find the management point. It waits for default time out period then the task sequence fails.

At this point if we open a command prompt and ping the management point will fail.

Solution:
change the SMSMP, SMSLP and FSP settings on client installation properties with FQDN.

As an example

I have changed my original client properties from;

SMSMP=SCCM SMSLP=SCCM FSP=SCCM

to this

SMSMP=SCCM.AD SMSLP=SCCM.AD FSP=SCCM.AD

After applying the above changes, the Build and Capture task sequence completed successfully.