When running the SharePoint Configuration Wizard after installing SharePoint, you may encounter the following error:
Failed to create the configuration database.
An exception of type System.IO.FileNotFoundException ws thrown. Additional exception information. Could not load file or assembly ‘microsoft.identity.model. version=1.0.0.0,culture=neutral, publickeytoken=31bf3856ad364e35′ or one of it’s dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
This is a known issue and a KB article is available here.
Solution: Download and install Windows Identity Foundation from the download page here.
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