diff --git a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Finalize-VM.ps1 b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Finalize-VM.ps1
index d0bb3d26a..8e29dbe20 100644
--- a/images/win/scripts/Installers/Finalize-VM.ps1
+++ b/images/win/scripts/Installers/Finalize-VM.ps1
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ Remove-Item $profile.AllUsersAllHosts -Force
 
 # Clean yarn and npm cache
 yarn cache clean
-npm cache clean --force
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+npm cache clean --force
+
+# allow msi to write to temp folder
+# see https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1704
+icacls "C:\Windows\Temp" /q /c /t /grant Users:F /T