Windows 11 version 24H2 update issue with NetUserChangePassword() fail

[jhchoi_dev]

After Windows 11 24H2 (10/01/2024) update, the call to NetUserChangePassword() API always fails. It returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED even though the calling process has sufficient privileges.ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED(5) NetUserChangePassword function (lmaccess.h)According to Remarks, it says that SE_CHANGE_NOTIFY_NAME privilege is required. It returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED even though the process calling NetUserChangePassword() API has SE_CHANGE_NOTIFY_NAME privilege. (The integrity level of the calling process is System) It is the same even if the DomainName is specified by specifying "." as the first arg

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