What does HRESULT 0xC03B0017 (HNS_DEGRADED_OPERATION) mean?

 
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HNS_DEGRADED_OPERATION

HNS_DEGRADED_OPERATION is an HRESULT used by Windows Host Networking Service (HNS). It indicates that the target network, endpoint, or related resource is in a degraded state.

What to check for HNS_DEGRADED_OPERATION

  • Inspect HNS, Host Compute Service, Hyper-V, and network event logs for the original failure.
  • Determine which dependent adapter, switch, policy, or endpoint is unhealthy before retrying.
  • Repair or recreate only the affected object after confirming the impact on active workloads.

for it, Microsoft documentation on Windows container networking and HNS

Diagnostic interpretation

This result has the HRESULT value 0xC03B0017. AllStat records the condition as “There was an operation attempted on a degraded object.”.

Evidence to capture

  • Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the hns / degraded / operation operation.
  • compare the failing machine with a working one at the same configuration boundary: component version, policy, registration, identity, and target resource.

Retry and recovery

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