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0xC000006C: STATUS_PASSWORD_RESTRICTION

Windows Error Code Lookup: Decode Windows error codes: Win32, HRESULT (0x80070005), NTSTATUS, Windows Update, msiexec and blue-screen stop codes, with what to check next.

Paste the number from an error dialog, event log, script or setup log: 0x80070005, 80070005, -2147024891, 1603, 0xC0000005, a stop code like 0x7E, a name like E_ACCESSDENIED, or a few words. You get every way Windows could mean that number (an HRESULT often wraps a Win32 error, so 0x80070005 is "Access is denied" too), its parts decoded, and what to check for the common ones. Names and messages come from the Windows SDK headers and Windows' own message tables; see Microsoft's System Error Codes and [MS-ERREF] for the full references.

Try: 0x80070005, 1603, 0xC0000005, 0x800F081F, 0x8024402C, 0x7E, access denied

0xC000006C = 3,221,225,580 = -1073741716

NTSTATUS 0xC000006C

STATUS_PASSWORD_RESTRICTION

When trying to update a password, this status indicates that some password update rule has been violated. For example, the password may not meet length criteria.

Becomes the Win32 error: 1325ERROR_PASSWORD_RESTRICTION: Unable to update the password. The value provided for the new password does not meet the length, complexity, or history requirements of the domain.

Severity (bits 30-31)3: Error
Customer (bit 29)0: Microsoft
Facility0 (0x000)
Code108 (0x006C)