ERROR_DS_SCHEMA_UPDATE_DISALLOWED 0x8007213D

Error code 8509 · HRESULT 0x8007213D

WINDOWS

Schema update is not allowed on this DC because the DC is not the schema FSMO Role Owner.

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_SCHEMA_UPDATE_DISALLOWED is a Windows error code (system error 8509, returned as HRESULT 0x8007213D) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Schema update is not allowed on this DC because the DC is not the schema FSMO Role Owner.”

How to fix ERROR_DS_SCHEMA_UPDATE_DISALLOWED

  1. Run the Windows Update troubleshooter (Settings → System → Troubleshoot → Other tools)
  2. Reset update components: stop 'wuauserv' and 'bits', clear C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, restart both services
  3. Verify system file integrity with 'sfc /scannow'

Related errors

ERROR_DS_SCHEMA_ALLOC_FAILEDERROR_DS_SCHEMA_NOT_LOADEDERROR_DS_CANT_CREATE_UNDER_SCHEMAERROR_DS_NONSAFE_SCHEMA_CHANGEERROR_DS_ILLEGAL_BASE_SCHEMA_MODERROR_DS_INSTALL_NO_SRC_SCH_VERSIONERROR_DS_CANT_MOD_PRIMARYGROUPID

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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