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Event ID 1080: The processing of Group Policy failed

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The processing of Group Policy failed.

Event 1080
GroupPolicy
System log
Error
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not search the Active Directory organization unit hierarchy. View the event details for more information.

The driver … failed to unload.

Event 1080
Kernel-PnP
System log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The driver … failed to unload.
Driver Version: …
Status: …

Component capabilities

Event 1080
SMBServer
SMBServer/Operational log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Component capabilities: …
Internal patch number: …