ERROR_SHARED_POLICY 0x8007201A

Error code 8218 · HRESULT 0x8007201A

WINDOWS

The policy object is shared and can only be modified at the root.

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_SHARED_POLICY is a Windows error code (system error 8218, returned as HRESULT 0x8007201A) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The policy object is shared and can only be modified at the root.”

How to fix ERROR_SHARED_POLICY

  1. Test connectivity to the remote host first (ping, then the exact port)
  2. Check firewall, VPN and proxy rules for the involved process
  3. Run 'ipconfig /flushdns' and 'netsh interface ip reset', then reboot

Related errors

ERROR_DS_GC_NOT_AVAILABLEERROR_POLICY_OBJECT_NOT_FOUNDERROR_DS_CROSS_DOM_MOVE_ERRORERROR_INVALID_NAMEERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUNDERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUNDERROR_DIR_NOT_EMPTYERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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