What does HRESULT 0x80072F83 (WININET_E_DISCONNECTED) mean?

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WININET_E_DISCONNECTED: the computer is disconnected from the network.

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WININET_E_DISCONNECTED

WININET_E_DISCONNECTED is a WinINet HRESULT. It means that WinINet detected that the system has no usable active network connection for the operation. It does not identify a specific remote server failure.

What to check for WININET_E_DISCONNECTED

Check active interfaces, VPN state, routing and DNS for the user context running the application.
Distinguish an offline state from a failure to reach one specific host or proxy.
Retry only after connectivity is restored and apply backoff to background work.

Microsoft documentation

Verification: Record the request, endpoint and transport state that produces disconnected, then repeat the same operation after changing only that request or transport condition.

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