HRESULT 0x80340018 (ERROR_NDIS_ADAPTER

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The network interface was removed while the operation was active.

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ERROR_NDIS_ADAPTER_REMOVED

ERROR_NDIS_ADAPTER_REMOVED The adapter is no longer available. It may have been physically disconnected, disabled, surprise-removed, reset through Plug and Play, or replaced by a new interface instance.

What to check for ERROR_NDIS_ADAPTER_REMOVED

Check Device Manager and the System log for removal or bus-level events.
Release handles and outstanding requests that refer to the removed instance.
After the adapter returns, rediscover it rather than reusing stale interface state.

Microsoft: NDIS status values

Microsoft: netsh trace

Microsoft: !ndiskd.netadapter

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x80340018. AllStat records the condition as “The network interface has been removed.”.

Evidence to capture

Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the ndis / adapter / removed operation.
check the documented return contract of the specific API because the same HRESULT can require different recovery in different interfaces.

Retry and recovery

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