HRESULT 0x80072EEB (WININET_E_OPTION_NOT

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The WinINet option cannot be set on this handle or at this time.

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WININET_E_OPTION_NOT_SETTABLE

WININET_E_OPTION_NOT_SETTABLE is a WinINet HRESULT. It means that the requested option is read-only, is not applicable to the selected handle, or can be configured only before the relevant connection or request is created.

What to check for WININET_E_OPTION_NOT_SETTABLE

Determine whether the option is intended to be queried rather than changed.
Apply connection-wide settings to the appropriate parent handle before creating dependent requests.
Do not ignore the failure and assume a security, proxy or timeout setting took effect.

Microsoft: WinINet overview

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x80072EEB. AllStat records the condition as “The option value cannot be set”.

Evidence to capture

Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the wininet / option / settable operation.
Reproduce this result with the smallest valid input and note whether the result changes with identity, architecture, service state, or target object.

Retry and recovery

Retry this result only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “The option value cannot be set” has changed.

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