In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_INVALID_KEY_FORMAT 0x80310034” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_INVALID_KEY_FORMAT 0x80310034
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 recovery key provided is corrupt and cannot be used to access the drive. An alternative recovery method, such as recovery password, a data recovery agent, or a backup version of the recovery key must be used to recover access to the drive.
