What does Windows error code 14020 (ERROR_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT) mean?

 
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ERROR_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT

ERROR_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT means that Windows probed for a private manifest across a path containing an unsupported reparse point. Deployment layouts that use junctions, symbolic links, or other redirected path components can therefore change SxS resolution behavior.

What to check

  • Record the exact application and manifest paths from the SideBySide trace and inspect each path component for reparse-point behavior.
  • Deploy the application and its private assemblies in a supported ordinary directory layout when possible.
  • Avoid relying on a development-machine junction or link layout as part of the production SxS binding design.

The error concerns the path used during private-manifest probing, not merely the presence of a manifest file.

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