HRESULT 0x80072EF6 (WININET_E_BAD_REGISTRY

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A WinINet registry configuration parameter is invalid.

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WININET_E_BAD_REGISTRY_PARAMETER

WININET_E_BAD_REGISTRY_PARAMETER is a WinINet HRESULT. It means that a Windows Internet setting read by WinINet has an invalid value or format. Proxy, automatic configuration, cache, or policy settings may be incomplete or inconsistent.

What to check

Review Internet and proxy configuration for malformed server names, ports, scripts or policy values.
Compare the affected profile with a known-good configuration and correct the source of the setting rather than editing unrelated values.
Check whether device-management or group-policy deployment is reapplying the invalid configuration.

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