In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_POLICY_USER_CERTIFICATE_NOT_ALLOWED 0x80310072” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_POLICY_USER_CERTIFICATE_NOT_ALLOWED 0x80310072
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.
Group Policy settings do not permit user certificates such as smart cards to be used with BitLocker Drive Encryption.