Windows 10: Unblock a .DLL in syswow64: Too many post were made to a semaphore

to Properties of c:\windows\syswow64\idapi32.dll shows the security warning thar the file came from another computer Whe ticking the Unblock the message apears: Too many post were made to a semaphore

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How to resolve "Error 2894.Info 2894.Loading RICHED20.DLL failed. GetLastError() returned: 5"?

What about the 2nd command? Reposting the command-line below:

• certutil -hashfile f:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll sha256
  

And then run:

• ren f:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll riched20.dll.old (holding this for now. Will post after checking the results of the above command)
  

 

How to resolve "Error 2894.Info 2894.Loading RICHED20.DLL failed. GetLastError() returned: 5"?

Hi Andrzej,

Open a Command Prompt (admin) window and type the following commands:

• TAKEOWN /F c:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll /a
  
• ICACLS c:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll /grant administrators:F
  
• ICACLS c:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll
  
• CERTUTIL -hashfile c:\windows\syswow64\riched20.dll sha256
  

See also Error 2894 RICHED20.DLL GetLastError() returned: 5

Please post the screenshot of the output window.

 

Too many posts were made to a semaphore

As poetic as this error message appears to be, it means absolutely nothing to any of us.

This appeared while trying to change the attributes of an ordinary file on my Windows 10 machine. The file is my own work; not a system file.

Yes all the files I have are unhidden.

Yes, I have to continually redo the unsetting of "read only" on my files. These are the burdens of being a Windows user, which is set to, of course, interfere as much as possible with the user. Hey, it's Microsoft.

So what is the meaning, if you can tell , of this error message: "Too many posts were made to a semaphore."

Out here on planet Earth, a semaphore is a signal, like a traffic or warning light in the physical world. Posts are the poles on which the semaphore sits to bring it above ground enough so that people can see it. Sometimes posts are made in the sense of a message.
But neither of these meanings apply here.

As always, there are lots of websites telling you to boot up in Safe Mode and bring your entire 2 terabyte hard drive back to its virgin form with all of your data and years of work gone. I prefer not to do that, thank you, to find out why applying attributes
to a file entails "too many posts" being made to "a semaphore."

Thank you for your help, if you can.