What does HRESULT 0x80072F82 (WININET_E_COOKIE_DECLINED) mean?

 
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WININET_E_COOKIE_DECLINED

WININET_E_COOKIE_DECLINED is a WinINet HRESULT. It means that the cookie offered by the server was not accepted under the current user decision or WinINet policy. Requests that rely on the cookie for a session, consent, load balancing or authentication may then behave differently.

What to check

  • Check cookie privacy settings, domain and path matching, and whether the site can operate without the cookie.
  • Do not retry the same request indefinitely if policy is intentionally declining the cookie.
  • Confirm that the server handles a client without the optional cookie or provides an alternative consent flow.

Microsoft documentation


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