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STATUS_WMI_GUID_DISCONNECTED
The WMI GUID is no longer connected to its provider
A kernel WMI provider registers GUIDs through a device object and can later deregister or replace that registration. This status indicates that the GUID can no longer be used through the provider connection associated with the request. A cached handle or metadata snapshot may therefore outlive the device or registration that supplied it.
Correlate the failure with driver unload, PnP removal, device restart, or WMIREG_ACTION_DEREGISTER/WMIREG_ACTION_REREGISTER. The correct recovery is to rediscover the provider and instances, not to keep resending requests against the disconnected registration.
What to inspect
- Record the device instance and provider object associated with the failed request.
- Check for deregistration, PnP removal, restart, or registration replacement.
- Discard cached provider state and rediscover the GUID before a new query.
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