In this post, you’ll learn about the error “CERTSRV_E_ARCHIVED_KEY_UNEXPECTED 0x80094810” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
CERTSRV_E_ARCHIVED_KEY_UNEXPECTED 0x80094810
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The request includes a private key for archival by the server, but key archival is not enabled for the specified certificate template.
