DisplayFusion RSS: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd DisplayFusion RSS: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. Wed, 20 May 2026 05:58:31 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#11 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:46:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#11 DisplayFusion Strange! Glad t ohear it's working now at least :) ]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#10 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#10 DisplayFusion Ok...I reinstalled 12.0.2, ran as administrator and was still getting the error

I then ran the Troubleshoot Compatibility wizard and it made some changes (incl one I had tried before: run as administrator) and now it's running.

For now.

Let's hope this works for good!

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Is it a corporate computer? If so, can you check with your IT department on whether they've enabled the "User Account Control: Only elevate executables that are signed and validated" Group Policy option (located in Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options).
]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#9 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:13:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#9 DisplayFusion That setting is currently set to DISABLED

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Is it a corporate computer? If so, can you check with your IT department on whether they've enabled the "User Account Control: Only elevate executables that are signed and validated" Group Policy option (located in Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options).
]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#8 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:46:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#8 DisplayFusion Is it a corporate computer? If so, can you check with your IT department on whether they've enabled the "User Account Control: Only elevate executables that are signed and validated" Group Policy option (located in Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options). ]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#7 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:21:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#7 DisplayFusion None of which I'm aware. Our AV software is mostly anti-malware and Windows Defender Firewall is off on all settings

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Do you have any security software or firewall rules that would be blocking Windows from accessing the certificate revocation lists?
]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#6 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:50:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#6 DisplayFusion Do you have any security software or firewall rules that would be blocking Windows from accessing the certificate revocation lists? ]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#5 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:06:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#5 DisplayFusion sooo,,,I'm on a new laptop and it's Windows 11 and I get the SAME error as mentioned in the thread title

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We've got a new code signing certificate in 12.0.1, so it's possible that your machine doesn't have the updated root certificates. If you check Settings > Windows Update, are there any updates available for your machine?
]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#4 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:08:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#4 DisplayFusion Unfortunately you'll start seeing more issues like that due to Windows 10 not getting updated, so would definitely recommend planning an upgrade to Windows 11. ]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#3 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:29:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#3 DisplayFusion Looks like it may be due to end of support on Windows 10 22H2. Ugh...I do NOT want to move to Windows 11 ]]> RE: DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#2 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:14:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd#2 DisplayFusion We've got a new code signing certificate in 12.0.1, so it's possible that your machine doesn't have the updated root certificates. If you check Settings > Windows Update, are there any updates available for your machine? ]]> DisplayFusion v12.0.1 - ShellExecuteEx failed; code 8235. A referral was returned from the server. https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:43:57 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/displayfusion-v1201-shellexecuteex-failed-code-8235-a-referral-was-returned-from-the-server/?ID=019b4baa-b268-7162-8d95-35b8769884fd DisplayFusion v12.0.1 will not install on Windows 10 22H2. After install, when trying to launch, receive this error. Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled and the same error. Had to revert to v11.1.1 ]]>