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E_APPLICATION_VIEW_EXITING
Application view is exiting and cannot service the request
E_APPLICATION_VIEW_EXITING is HRESULT 2147483675 (0x8000001B) from winerror.h. The documented description is “The application view is exiting and cannot service this request.” The relevant context is the Windows Runtime metadata, object lifetime, asynchronous operation, activation, and apartment model.
What to verify
Verify that the request is associated with the correct view identity and no work is accidentally redirected to another user-visible context. That boundary prevents this result from being misclassified as corruption, network failure, or a reason for an unsafe automatic retry.
Where it is encountered
- C++/WinRT, WRL, .NET projections, or native WinRT ABI calls.
- Runtime-class activation, WinMD reflection, asynchronous objects, observable state, or view lifecycle.
- Cross-thread and cross-apartment handoff between UI, ASTA, STA, MTA, broker, and background work.
The immediate focus is a specific window, CoreApplicationView, or UI context being destroyed while other application views may continue.
Correct handling and recovery
Cancel view-scoped work, detach handlers, and route only explicitly transferable operations to a surviving view. Recreate the view for a genuine retry.
Difference from nearby HRESULTs
It is scoped to one view; E_APPLICATION_EXITING indicates application-wide teardown.
Developer and administrator guidance
After it, avoid broad permission grants or system-wide resets unless code-specific evidence proves a global configuration problem.
Practical scenario
A secondary document window closes while its file picker callback is pending. The callback cancels the view-scoped command without closing the primary window.
References
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