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SL_E_PLUGIN_INVALID_MANIFEST
The stage that stopped
SL_E_PLUGIN_INVALID_MANIFEST is HRESULT 0xC004F071. It belongs to the local Software Protection Platform. Its narrow boundary is: a Software Protection plug-in manifest cannot be parsed, verified or matched to the expected component.
Windows reports “The Software Licensing Service reported that the plug-in manifest file is incorrect”.
Evidence that avoids a false diagnosis
| Different result | If the experiment instead proves “fast-query application policies cannot be found for the selected licensing application”, diagnose that condition separately rather than treating it as this HRESULT. |
Fix the prerequisite, then verify
To correct this using supported mechanisms, restore the signed manifest and plug-in together through supported installation.
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