What does HRESULT 0xC026200B (ERROR_GRAPHICS_PRESENT_REDIRECTION_DISABLED) mean?

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Presentation redirection was unavailable because desktop window management was disabled.

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ERROR_GRAPHICS_PRESENT_REDIRECTION_DISABLED

ERROR_GRAPHICS_PRESENT_REDIRECTION_DISABLED (0xC026200B) means the requested present path depends on desktop redirection, but the desktop windowing management subsystem is unavailable in the current environment.

What to check

Check whether the application is running in a session or configuration where desktop composition is not available.
Provide a supported fallback presentation path rather than assuming redirection is always enabled.
Do not diagnose this as a GPU memory or shader error; the limitation is in the desktop-composition path.

Useful command

query session

Microsoft: Direct3D presentation status values

Microsoft: Display/Graphics overview

Microsoft: Graphics error codes

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