ERROR_DS_DST_DOMAIN_NOT_NATIVE 0x80072130

Error code 8496 · HRESULT 0x80072130

WINDOWS

Destination domain must be in native mode.

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

ERROR_DS_DST_DOMAIN_NOT_NATIVE is a Windows error code (system error 8496, returned as HRESULT 0x80072130) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Destination domain must be in native mode.”

How to fix ERROR_DS_DST_DOMAIN_NOT_NATIVE

  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_DS_DST_NC_MISMATCHERROR_DS_CR_IMPOSSIBLE_TO_VALIDATEERROR_DS_MISSING_INFRASTRUCTURE_CONTAINERERROR_DS_CANT_MOVE_ACCOUNT_GROUPERROR_DS_NC_MUST_HAVE_NC_PARENTERROR_DS_CANT_WITH_ACCT_GROUP_MEMBERSHPSERROR_DS_CANT_MOVE_RESOURCE_GROUP

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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