ERROR_CLUSTER_EVICT_INVALID_REQUEST 0x80071733

Error code 5939 · HRESULT 0x80071733

WINDOWS

Eviction of this node is invalid at this time. Due to quorum requirements node eviction will result in cluster shutdown. If it is the last node in the cluster, destroy cluster command should be used.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
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What it means

ERROR_CLUSTER_EVICT_INVALID_REQUEST is a Windows error code (system error 5939, returned as HRESULT 0x80071733) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Eviction of this node is invalid at this time. Due to quorum requirements node eviction will result in cluster shutdown. If it is the last node in the cluster, destroy cluster command should be used.”

How to fix ERROR_CLUSTER_EVICT_INVALID_REQUEST

  1. Reboot once — many one-off system codes disappear with a clean restart
  2. Repair system files: 'sfc /scannow' then 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'
  3. Find the source in Event Viewer → System: filter for this exact code and open its provider link

Related errors

ERROR_CLUSTER_EVICT_WITHOUT_CLEANUPERROR_CLUSTER_SINGLETON_RESOURCEERROR_CLUSTER_GROUP_SINGLETON_RESOURCEERROR_CLUSTER_OBJECT_ALREADY_USEDERROR_FILE_SHARE_RESOURCE_CONFLICTERROR_NONCORE_GROUPS_FOUNDERROR_CLUSTER_RESOURCE_PROVIDER_FAILED

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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