What does HRESULT 0x803D0015 (WS_E_PROXY_FAILURE) mean?

 
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WS_E_PROXY_FAILURE

WS_E_PROXY_FAILURE is a Windows Web Services API HRESULT. It means that the HTTP proxy involved in the request failed to process or forward the request successfully.

What to check for WS_E_PROXY_FAILURE

  • Verify the proxy address, automatic configuration result, bypass list and proxy health.
  • Inspect proxy status codes and logs for policy, upstream connectivity or authentication failures.
  • Do not bypass a required corporate proxy without confirming the security and network policy.

Microsoft documentation

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x803D0015. AllStat records the condition as “The HTTP proxy server could not process the request.”.

Evidence to capture

  • Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the ws / proxy operation.
  • compare the failing machine with a working one at the same configuration boundary: component version, policy, registration, identity, and target resource.

Retry and recovery

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