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SL_E_INVALID_PACKAGE_VERSION
How to interpret this HRESULT
When SL_E_INVALID_PACKAGE_VERSION returns 0xC004F060, diagnosis has reached the local Software Protection Platform. Specifically, the package version is not accepted by this Software Protection Platform build.
Windows reports “The Software Licensing Service determined that the version of the license package is invalid”.
What to collect first
| license/package identity, version, digest and dependency | Which signed package or dependency was evaluated, and does its version or digest match the expected product state? |
| Code-specific distinction | Does the evidence support “align package, product and Windows servicing levels using supported media” rather than a current-version package with malformed contents? |
Checks in a useful order
- Record
0xC004F060, UTC time, caller and the first method or server request that returned it. - Capture Application ID, Activation ID and product name.
- Before remediation, confirm that the failure is not instead the neighboring condition: a current-version package with malformed contents.
REM Evidence context: SL_E_INVALID_PACKAGE_VERSION
cscript %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /dlv
powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-CimInstance SoftwareLicensingProduct | Where-Object PartialProductKey | Select Name,ApplicationID,ID,LicenseStatus,LicenseStatusReason,PartialProductKey"Keep neighboring codes separate
| Result | Different condition |
|---|---|
SL_E_ISSUANCE_LICENSE_NOT_INSTALLED | a required issuance license is not installed for the requested entitlement workflow |
SL_E_DEPENDENT_PROPERTY_NOT_SET | a property is being written before the license property it depends on has been established |
SL_E_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED | the operation is recognized but forbidden by current license, policy or object state |
A focused reproduction for this exact result
| Control | Design |
|---|---|
| Failing fixture | A license package from a newer OS is installed on a down-level system. |
| Single variable | Change only license package source, structure and version. |
| Positive control | The matching official package loads without changing the product object. |
| Different result | If the experiment instead proves “a required issuance license is not installed for the requested entitlement workflow”, diagnose that condition separately rather than treating it as this HRESULT. |
Safe recovery direction
To correct this using supported mechanisms, align package, product and Windows servicing levels using supported media.
Technical references
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