ERROR_DS_NAMING_VIOLATION 0x80072037

Error code 8247 · HRESULT 0x80072037

WINDOWS

There is a naming violation.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_DS_NAMING_VIOLATION is a Windows error code (system error 8247, returned as HRESULT 0x80072037) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “There is a naming violation.”

How to fix ERROR_DS_NAMING_VIOLATION

  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_NAMING_MASTER_GCERROR_DS_LOOP_DETECTERROR_DS_OBJECT_RESULTS_TOO_LARGEERROR_DS_AFFECTS_MULTIPLE_DSASERROR_DS_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORMERROR_DS_ALIAS_DEREF_PROBLEMERROR_DS_SERVER_DOWN

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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