What does HRESULT 0x803100B9 (FVE_E_WIPE_CANCEL_NOT_APPLICABLE) mean?

FVE_E_WIPE_CANCEL_NOT_APPLICABLE

The exact BitLocker condition

FVE_E_WIPE_CANCEL_NOT_APPLICABLE (0x803100B9) identifies the point where the caller requested cancellation when no BitLocker free-space wipe operation is active. The BitLocker provider tracks encryption conversion, protection, lock state, metadata version, filesystem geometry and outstanding volume use independently. Two volumes can both appear “encrypted” in a UI while being in very different states for a management API.

Use the volume GUID and current storage topology as the stable identity. Drive letters, mount points and cluster paths are presentation details and can point to the wrong object during recovery.

Do not confuse it with a nearby failure

Keep this separate from FVE_E_WIPE_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_TP_STORAGE, which prevents a wipe from starting on thin storage. That distinction determines whether the next check belongs to policy, protector inventory, volume geometry, firmware, account escrow or the calling application's buffer contract.

Evidence that distinguishes the condition

• Record conversion/wipe status, command history, volume identity and whether another management process already completed or canceled the task.

manage-bde -status
powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-BitLockerVolume | Format-List *"

State checks specific to FVE_E_WIPE_CANCEL_NOT_APPLICABLE

References

• Microsoft: BitLocker operations guide
• Microsoft: manage-bde status
• Microsoft: GetConversionStatus method
• Microsoft: GetLockStatus method