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Event ID 156: Virtualization-based security (policies: …) is … with status

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Virtualization-based security (policies: …) is … with status

Event 156
Kernel-Boot
System log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
Virtualization-based security (policies: …) is … with status: …

The RODC was unable to forward a time sync request from client RID … because the client's RID value is too large and the domain peer (…) does not support the uplevel timesync authentication format.

Event 156
Time-Service
System log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
The RODC was unable to forward a time sync request from client RID … because the client's RID value is too large and the domain peer (…) does not support the uplevel timesync authentication format.

VCB exclusive resource acquires:

Event 156
Ntfs
System log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
VCB exclusive resource acquires:

           Volume Id: …
           Volume name: …
           Is boot volume: …

           Interval duration: …

           Acquire count: …
           Max wait duration: … ms
           Avg wait duration: … ms
           Max hold duration: … ms
           Avg hold duration: … ms
           Max combined duration: … ms
           Avg combined duration: … ms

           Device GUID: …
           Device manufacturer: …
           Device model: …
           Device revision: …
           Device serial number: …
           Bus type: …
           Native NVMe: …
           
           Adapter serial number: …
           
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