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"0x80070003" error when a Group Policy preference is applied to a domain-joined computer in Windows Server 2008

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Symptoms

This issue occurs when a Group Policy preferences setting is filtered by Item Level and targets a security group on the domain controller. When this issue occurs, Group Policy processing may fail on Windows Server 2008, and an environment variable is not set correctly. Additionally, event ID 8194 that resembles the following is logged in the Application log in Event Viewer on Windows Server 2008:

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Cause

This issue occurs because of a race condition that may occur when user and computer policies are applied at the same time.

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Hotfix information

Important Do not install a language pack after you install this hotfix. If you do, the language-specific changes in the hotfix will not be applied, and you will have to reinstall the hotfix. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
Note The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. By default, Group Policy is updated every 90 minutes in the background. If you want Group Policy to be updated sooner, run the following command after this hotfix is installed:
gpupdate /force

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.
File information
The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2008 file information and notes

Important Hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to Windows Server 2008 operating system, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.
  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    VersionProductMilestoneService branch
    6.0.600 2.23 xxxWindows Server 2008SP2LDR
  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are

    listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Gpprefcl.dll6.0.6002.23653647,68012-Mar-201500:34x86
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Gpprefcl.dll6.0.6002.23653847,36012-Mar-201500:38x64
Gpprefcl.dll6.0.6002.23653647,68012-Mar-201500:34x86
For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Gpprefcl.dll6.0.6002.236531,677,82412-Mar-201501:06IA-64
Gpprefcl.dll6.0.6002.23653647,68012-Mar-201500:34x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008
Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File propertyValue
File nameX86_784307bbae658facdeb266cd347da5be_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_1b0021f6c55c90e1.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size711
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)04:18
PlatformNot applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_39862d505f65c363.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size106,474
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)01:03
PlatformNot applicable
Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File propertyValue
File nameAmd64_91f82695c1ce36c65018a5c787587cf5_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_5441864c8701b30d.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size1,072
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)04:18
PlatformNot applicable
File nameAmd64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_95a4c8d417c33499.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size106,510
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)01:13
PlatformNot applicable
File nameWow64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_9ff973264c23f694.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size66,987
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)00:51
PlatformNot applicable
Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
File propertyValue
File nameIa64_69cd6e4aebed5f2d0455e1eab12d77b3_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_cda6fda46fcd003b.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size1,070
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)04:18
PlatformNot applicable
File nameIa64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_3987d1465f63cc5f.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size106,492
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)01:21
PlatformNot applicable
File nameWow64_microsoft-windows-g..ppolicy-policymaker_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6002.23653_none_9ff973264c23f694.manifest
File versionNot applicable
File size66,987
Date (UTC)12-Mar-2015
Time (UTC)00:51
PlatformNot applicable

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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Keywords: kb, kbautohotfix, kbqfe, kbhotfixserver, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kbexpertiseinter

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Article Info
Article ID : 3036089
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 4/24/2015
Exists online : False
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