What does Windows error code 14011 (ERROR_SXS_PROCESS_DEFAULT_ALREADY_SET) mean?

 
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ERROR_SXS_PROCESS_DEFAULT_ALREADY_SET

ERROR_SXS_PROCESS_DEFAULT_ALREADY_SET means that code attempted to assign a process default activation context after one had already been established. The process default is a process-wide setting, so competing initialization paths cannot both claim it.

How to correct initialization

  • Choose one component to establish the process default activation context during startup.
  • Avoid calling the process-default setup path from plug-ins or libraries that can be loaded independently.
  • Use scoped thread activation when a component needs temporary binding behavior instead of trying to replace the process default.

This is an initialization-order problem; retrying the same process-wide assignment will not resolve it.

Microsoft: activation context reference


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