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STATUS_SXS_SYSTEM_DEFAULT_ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_EMPTY
The default system activation context could not be generated
The system default activation context supplies baseline side-by-side information used before or alongside application-specific contexts. Failure to generate it can affect multiple programs and services, which distinguishes this condition from a single missing private assembly.
Collect side-by-side and servicing evidence before reinstalling individual applications. A damaged or inconsistent system manifest, catalog, or component-store payload can cause repeated activation failures across unrelated executables.
What to inspect
- Check whether failures occur in multiple applications and newly created processes.
- Capture SideBySide event records and an sxstrace reproduction.
- Run supported component-store health and repair checks and retain the DISM/CBS logs.
- Avoid manually deleting WinSxS files or copying manifests from another Windows installation.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
- Microsoft: activation contexts
- Microsoft: sxstrace command
- Microsoft: repair a Windows image with DISM
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