Certsrv.exe failed to start with the event 333

Dhandapani K 1 Reputation point
2022-10-28T08:53:30.993+00:00

MS CA service is not starting and getting the following event

Event ID: 333
Source : ESENT

Message:
certsrv.exe (6016,D,50) The database version 1568.80.180 is higher than the maximum version configured by the application 1568.20.0. Current engine format version parameter setting: 0x40000001

Need support. please help.

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  1. Vadims Podāns 9,186 Reputation points MVP
    2022-10-28T09:01:44.76+00:00

    The error says that CA database version is higher than the version supported by CA. You need to upgrade OS to newer version.


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