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SL_E_PLUGIN_NOT_REGISTERED
What the constant narrows down
HRESULT 0xC004F076 is exposed as SL_E_PLUGIN_NOT_REGISTERED by the local Software Protection Platform. The code says more than the friendly message: the requested Software Protection plug-in is not registered for discovery.
Windows reports “The Software Licensing Service reported that the requested plug-in cannot be found”.
Evidence to keep before remediation
| Different result | If the experiment instead proves “the Software Protection service is in shutdown and cannot begin or finish this operation”, diagnose that condition separately rather than treating it as this HRESULT. |
What successful remediation must prove
To correct this using supported mechanisms, restore registration through the product installer and verify component version.
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