What does HRESULT 0x803E0114 (WPN_E_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_DISABLED) mean?

 
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WPN_E_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_DISABLED

WPN_E_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_DISABLED is an HRESULT used by the Windows notification platform. It means that the relevant notification category is disabled even though notifications may be enabled generally for the app.

What to check for WPN_E_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_DISABLED

  • Identify the requested notification type and check its specific user or system setting.
  • Respect focus, quiet-hours, and device policy behavior rather than treating it as a transport error.
  • Use a supported alternative notification path only where it matches the user experience and policy.

Microsoft documentation

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0x803E0114. AllStat records the condition as “Settings prevent the notification type from being delivered.”.

Evidence to capture

  • Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the wpn / notification / type / disabled 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 only after the condition responsible for WPN_E_NOTIFICATION_TYPE_DISABLED has changed; repeat the same operation and confirm that the original failure boundary has moved or disappeared.


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