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STATUS_SYMLINK_CLASS_DISABLED
Traversal was blocked by link-class policy
STATUS_SYMLINK_CLASS_DISABLED says that Windows recognized a symbolic link but would not follow it because that class of link is disabled. The distinguishing fact is that the link was not merely malformed or missing its target; a policy or configuration boundary prohibited traversal.
The status should therefore be investigated with the link type and operation context, not only with the destination path. A link that works in one namespace, security context, or deployment configuration can be intentionally unavailable in another.
What to retain in the incident record
- The symbolic-link/reparse type, source object, and intended target.
- The namespace and security context in which the lookup was attempted.
- Whether the caller required traversal or could safely operate on the link object itself.
- Any relevant device-management, sandbox, or filesystem policy that governs link handling.
Changing the target path does not address a disabled link class. Establish why that class is unavailable before changing system policy.
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