From b397a64691421ace5df09457c2a764821a2dc6f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sepro <sepro@sepr0.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 23:13:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [cookies] Improve error message for Windows
 `--cookies-from-browser chrome` issue (#11090)

Authored by: seproDev
---
 yt_dlp/cookies.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/yt_dlp/cookies.py b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
index 070d2fcb9..cff8d74a7 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/cookies.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/cookies.py
@@ -1053,8 +1053,9 @@ class DATA_BLOB(ctypes.Structure):
         ctypes.byref(blob_out),  # pDataOut
     )
     if not ret:
-        logger.warning('failed to decrypt with DPAPI', only_once=True)
-        return None
+        message = 'Failed to decrypt with DPAPI. See  https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/10927  for more info'
+        logger.error(message)
+        raise DownloadError(message)  # force exit
 
     result = ctypes.string_at(blob_out.pbData, blob_out.cbData)
     ctypes.windll.kernel32.LocalFree(blob_out.pbData)