What does Windows error code 14105 (ERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_TOO_BIG) mean?

 
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ERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_TOO_BIG

ERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_TOO_BIG — The Side-by-Side manifest exceeds the maximum size supported by Windows.

Windows rejected the manifest because it is larger than the activation subsystem allows. This is generally a packaging or manifest-generation issue rather than a missing dependency.

Reduce redundant metadata or split deployment structure where appropriate; do not compress or truncate the file just to make the loader accept it.

What to check

  • Verify which manifest path and generated size were reported by sxstrace.
  • Remove duplicate declarations and generated unused dependencies from the manifest source.
  • Test the rebuilt package on a clean machine to ensure its dependency closure still resolves.

Microsoft: Assembly manifests

Microsoft: Application manifests

Microsoft: sxstrace


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