What does NTSTATUS 0xC000A281 (STATUS_APP_DATA_NOT_FOUND) mean?

STATUS_APP_DATA_NOT_FOUND

The requested Fast Cache record is absent

Windows returns STATUS_APP_DATA_NOT_FOUND from application packaging, registration, cache, or activation handling. The internal application-data cache has no record for the requested key or identity. Absence should be distinguished from an expired or structurally corrupt record.

Record the package/user identity and cache key, allow the owning component to repopulate data, and inspect application deployment and servicing events if the cache repeatedly remains empty.

An absent cache entry can be a normal cold-start condition if the caller knows how to repopulate it. Escalate only when the owning component cannot recreate the record or repeatedly loses the same key.

References

• Microsoft: package and deploy Windows apps
• Microsoft: troubleshoot app package deployment
• Microsoft: package identity overview