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VDS_E_INVALID_STATE
This is a broad VDS object-state rejection used outside the more specific virtual-disk transition codes. The official error text explicitly tells the caller to call Refresh and retry. VDS maintains an in-memory object model of providers, disks, volumes, and related storage objects; external changes or asynchronous operations can make a previously acquired object view stale.
Why this state matters
IVdsService::Refresh refreshes cached object properties and synchronizes known disk layout information with the driver view. It is not a universal repair operation and does not make every state valid. After refresh, the caller still needs to re-query the object and check whether the requested operation is permitted from its actual current status.
Diagnostic focus
- Record the VDS object type, object ID, current status, and exact method that returned the invalid-state HRESULT.
- Call the documented VDS service refresh path and reacquire current properties instead of reusing only cached application fields.
- Check for an unfinished asynchronous or external storage operation that explains the state transition.
- Retry only if the refreshed object state now satisfies the method preconditions; otherwise diagnose the specific state or owner.
Technical references
IVdsService::Refresh · VDS interfaces · VDS_VDISK_STATE · VDS common return codes · MS-VDS error codes
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