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VDS_E_PROVIDER_FAILURE
VDS_E_PROVIDER_FAILURE This is a provider-scoped execution failure. VDS accepted the operation and delegated work to the provider, but the provider did not complete it. The code is intentionally broader than a disk-state HRESULT such as VDS_E_INVALID_DISK or a layout error such as VDS_E_CORRUPT_EXTENT_INFO.
What the VDS state means
Providers can be Microsoft software providers or hardware/vendor implementations. Consequently, the same symbolic HRESULT can sit above very different lower-layer causes. The VDS documentation notes that method errors may originate from VDS itself, the underlying provider, or converted Win32 system errors. Preserve the provider identity and operation context instead of treating VDS_E_PROVIDER_FAILURE as a final root cause.
Diagnostic focus
- Find the provider that owns the target object and inspect its own logs or management utility in addition to the VDS event log.
- For an asynchronous method, retain the final operation HRESULT from
IVdsAsync::Wait; a call-level success does not mean the underlying async operation succeeded. - Query the target object again after failure. Some provider operations can partially change state before reporting failure.
- If the failure follows a firmware, driver, or provider update, compare provider versions before retrying destructive storage operations.
Technical references
VDS common return codes · MS-VDS error codes · IVdsProvider · IVdsAsync::Wait · VDS interfaces and structures
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