MikTex doesn't work with nbconvert because xelatex fails

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Issue

Trying to save ipynb notebook from Jupyter using nbconvert fails with the following error:

nbconvert failed: PDF creating failed, captured latex output:
Failed to run "xelatex notebook.tex -quiet" command:
Sorry, but C:\Users\user\.conda\envs\test\Library\miktex\texmfs\install\miktex\bin\x64\xelatex.exe did not succeed.

Logs of xelatex start attempt:

2023-08-11 11:50:57,055+0200 INFO  xelatex - this process (14556) started by xelatex in directory C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4uccbdfq with command line: C:\Users\user\.conda\envs\test\Library\miktex\texmfs\install\miktex\bin\x64\xelatex.exe notebook.tex -quiet
2023-08-11 11:50:57,056+0200 INFO  xelatex - running on Windows 10.0.19045
2023-08-11 11:50:57,061+0200 INFO  xelatex - this is MiKTeX-XETEX 4.10.0 (0.999995) (MiKTeX 23.5 Portable)
2023-08-11 11:50:57,063+0200 INFO  xelatex - allowing known shell commands
2023-08-11 11:50:57,082+0200 INFO  xelatex - going to create file: xelatex.fmt
2023-08-11 11:50:57,082+0200 INFO  xelatex.core - start process: miktex --enable-installer formats build xelatex --engine xetex
2023-08-11 11:50:59,896+0200 ERROR xelatex - C:\Users\user\.conda\envs\test\Library\miktex\texmfs\install\miktex\bin\x64\miktex.exe did not succeed; exitCode: 1
2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 ERROR xelatex - output:
2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 ERROR xelatex - Building format 'xelatex' with engine 'xetex'...

Sorry, but: The executed process did not succeed.

2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 FATAL xelatex.core - The memory dump file could not be found.
2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 FATAL xelatex.core - Data: fileName="xelatex.fmt"
2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 FATAL xelatex.core - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\TeXAndFriends\texmfapp.cpp:697
2023-08-11 11:50:59,897+0200 FATAL xelatex - The memory dump file could not be found.
2023-08-11 11:50:59,898+0200 FATAL xelatex - Info: fileName="xelatex.fmt"
2023-08-11 11:50:59,898+0200 FATAL xelatex - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\TeXAndFriends\texmfapp.cpp
2023-08-11 11:50:59,898+0200 FATAL xelatex - Line: 697
2023-08-11 11:50:59,898+0200 INFO  xelatex - this process (14556) finishes with exit code 1

Installed packages

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Environment info

active environment : test
    active env location : C:\Users\user\.conda\envs\test
            shell level : 2
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