ERROR_DS_SEC_DESC_INVALID 0x800720A2

Error code 8354 · HRESULT 0x800720A2

WINDOWS

The security descriptor is invalid.

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_SEC_DESC_INVALID is a Windows error code (system error 8354, returned as HRESULT 0x800720A2) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The security descriptor is invalid.”

How to fix ERROR_DS_SEC_DESC_INVALID

  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_SEC_DESC_TOO_SHORTERROR_DS_NO_DELETED_NAMEERROR_DS_NOT_AN_OBJECTERROR_DS_SUBREF_MUST_HAVE_PARENTERROR_DS_NAME_TYPE_UNKNOWNERROR_DS_NCNAME_MUST_BE_NCERROR_DS_NAME_UNPARSEABLE

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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