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    C:\> perl -MWin32 -E "say Win32::FormatMessage(1303)"

    No encryption key is available. A well-known encryption key was returned.

You can put that in a batch file:

    C:\> type %USERPROFILE%\bin\wm.bat
    @perl -MWin32 -E "$e = shift; say defined($e) ? Win32::FormatMessage($e) : 'Need exit code'" %*

so it's always available:

    C:\> wm 2450
    The user accounts database is not configured correctly.

I am not sure what the right way to do this in PowerShell[1] is, but this batch script has served me well for almost two decades now.

[1]: https://geekeefy.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/powershell-import-...

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$ err 2450 # for decimal 2450 / hex 0x992 NERR_BadUasConfig lmerr.h # /* The user accounts database is not configured correctly. # */ # No results found for hex 0x2450 / decimal 9296 # 1 matches found for "2450"

C:\> Err_6.4.5.exe 343 # for decimal 343 / hex 0x157 KERNEL_THREAD_PRIORITY_FLOOR_VIOLATION bugcodes.h ERROR_EXTERNAL_BACKING_PROVIDER_UNKNOWN winerror.h # The external backing provider is not recognized. # for hex 0x343 / decimal 835 ERROR_INVALID_SERVER_CERT raserror.h # as an HRESULT: Severity: SUCCESS (0), FACILITY_NULL (0x0), Code 0x157 # for decimal 343 / hex 0x157 ERROR_EXTERNAL_BACKING_PROVIDER_UNKNOWN winerror.h # The external backing provider is not recognized. # 4 matches found for "343"