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STATUS_ELEVATION_REQUIRED
The operation requires an elevated token
Windows returns STATUS_ELEVATION_REQUIRED when process security or execution policy rejects the requested state or operation. The caller has an administrative identity available but is running with a filtered or otherwise non-elevated token. Granting broader file ACLs may not satisfy the protected operation.
Check token elevation type, integrity level, requested action and UAC consent path. Elevate only the narrow administrative operation.
If elevation is appropriate, restart the operation through the normal consent or administrative path. Do not treat this status as proof of a missing ACL: a filtered token can be denied even when the account is a local administrator.
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