Windows error 0x00000551, 1361

Detailed Error Information

BAD_DESCRIPTOR_FORMAT^[1]

Message	A security descriptor is not in the right format (absolute or self-relative).
Declared in	winerror.h

This appears to be a raw Win32 error. More information may be available in error 0x80070551.

HRESULT analysis^[2]

This is probably not the correct interpretation of this error. The Win32 error above is more likely to indicate the actual problem.

Flags	Severity	Success This code indicates success, rather than an error. This may not be the correct interpretation of this code, or possibly the program is handling errors incorrectly.
	Reserved (R)	false
	Origin	Microsoft
	NTSTATUS	false
	Reserved (X)	false
Facility	Code	0 (0x000)
	Name	FACILITY_NULL^[2]^[1]
	Description	The default facility code.^[2]^[1]
Error Code		1361 (0x0551)

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Sources

winerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231198.aspx

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