Windows error 0x8001010D, -2147417843

RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL when trying to access USB device

I have this piece of code: var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("root\\CIMV2", "SELECT * FROM Win32_DiskDrive"); foreach (var queryObj in searcher.Get().Cast<ManagementObject>()) //Error points to this line Basically what this code does is, it runs through a list of connected devices and looks if the one i want is connected. If I [...] read more

COM exception was unhandled in c#

I am trying to get Automation Element using: var automationElement = AutomationElement.FromPoint(location); And I am geting error. COM exception was unhandled: An outgoing call cannot be made since the application is dispatching an input-synchronous call. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8001010D (RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL)) Can any one help me out with this please..... read more

Cordova UAP appx on Windows 10 crashes when app is min/maximized

Cordova UAP app on Windows 10 crashes when minimizing and maximizing it. REPRODUCE STEPS 1. Build cordova app using version 6.3.1 and windows engine version 4.4.3 2. Install the appx on Windows 10 (having store Version 11610.1001.23.0) 3. Open the app 4. Minimize and Maximize the app 5. Repeat step [...] read more

Call to ManagementObjectSearchert.Get() crashes with InvalidCastException

I am trying to query attached USB devices as follows (C#, .NET 4.5, Win10) using (ManagementObjectSearcher mos = new ManagementObjectSearcher("select DeviceID, Model from Win32_DiskDrive where InterfaceType='USB'")) { ManagementObjectCollection coll = mos.Get(); foreach (ManagementObject drive in coll) { } } The interesting part is that I get an InvalidCastException on the [...] read more

Application is dispatching an input-synchronous call - SSIS

I am getting the following error whenever I open my package: =================================== An outgoing call cannot be made since the application is dispatching an input-synchronous call. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8001010D (RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL)) (Microsoft Visual Studio) ------------------------------ Program Location: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper.IDTSComponentMetaData100.get_Name() at Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationServices.Designer.View.Automation.GraphElementControlAutomationPeer.GetNameCore() at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.GetName() at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.ItemAutomationPeer.GetNameCore() at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree() at System.Windows.Automation.Peers.AutomationPeer.UpdateSubtree() at [...] read more

InvalidCastException: RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL

I'm building an application in C# that has a static class which initiate a COM class and handles some event handlers of another class that hooks keyboard. When I call a method of the COM class from a button event handler in my WPF window, the method works without any [...] read more

OleDb Exception (0X8001010D)

While running my C# application i have an error containing the following exception text: System.Data.OleDb.Exception (0x8001010D): An outgoing call cannot be made since the application is dispatching an input-synchronous call. at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbServicesWrapper.GetDataSource(OleDbConnectionString constr, DataSourceWrapper& datasrcWrapper) at ... Note: the computer i used to write application code installed Access 2013, and [...] read more

Webbrowser control throws exception when Form windowstate is minimized

I am using WebBrowser control on a WinForm. When my form is minimized the control throws an exception, > An outgoing call cannot be made since the application is dispatching an > input-synchronous call. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8001010D > (RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL)) I have stated windowstate as, this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized; Does anyone [...] read more

Winforms/ActiveX cross threaded calls

I have an application wherein I am hosting multiple types of content (images, PowerPoint presentations, videos etc) in a kiosk-type app. The user has to be able to page back and forth between these bits of content, preferably using gestures of the touchscreen on the kiosk, i.e. tap one side [...] read more

Calling COM from a hookproc

I have an app Winform which hooks the keyboard with a global hook to catch the Ctrl+Win+left or Ctrl+Win+right keystrokes private void SetHook() { // Set system-wide hook. _hookHandle = SetWindowsHookEx( Constants.WHKEYBOARDLL, KbHookProc, (IntPtr)0, 0); } then from KBHookProc I call another procedure in which I call the property Desktop.Count [...] read more

ManagementObjectSearcher does not work within global hook

When I try to get all running processes inside mouse event handler it throws an exception. First I thought that the problem persists because I put async keyword before mouse event handler, but it was not the case, as the exception is thrown also for non-asynchronous methods. I'm using MouseKeyHook [...] read more

How to know if a specific device removed C#

I am developing a program that uses a hardware (I am using Arduino) to collect data and then store the data in the database. As there is no way to get assured that the serialport is receiving the data, I am trying to implement some code snippet to declare hardware [...] read more

Multi-threading issue with Microsoft COM Add-ins

I'm creating add-in for Microsoft office products and just want to execute time consumable tasks on background. In my situation more contents office program has, more time add-in requires to done its job. So I need to execute a such job in background while user is doing other tasks or [...] read more

Exception : (RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL) when using WinForms application

I have created a WinForms application which uses BackgroundWorker. The methods in BackgroundWorer displays messages on a RichTextBox. The _TextChanged event handler scrolls to the end of the RichTextBox. Now the problem is that, I get an > UnHandled COMException : 0x8001010D (RPC_E_CANTCALLOUT_ININPUTSYNCCALL) when RichTextBox.ScrollToCaret() is called from the _TextChanged [...] read more

VB.NET exe that talks to out-of-process COM on activate event bombs when external script AppActivates it

I wrote a VB.NET Windows Forms app that requests a string from an out-of-process COM object every time the activate event fires. My form has two tabs, so I need to programmatically flip to the correct tab every time my window gains focus. Works fine, until... By chance, someone ran [...] read more

Get process owner returns an error in VB

I have some code that I found on this site which seems to work great most of the time. Here is the code : Private Function GetProcessOwner(processId As Integer) As String Try Dim query = "Select * From Win32_Process Where ProcessID = " & processId Dim searcher = New ManagementObjectSearcher(query) [...] read more

Threading issue with Dispatcher.invoke in WinRT

I posted a question some time ago on MSDN forum involving the following code. It creates on a new thread, reads thumbnail from a file and displays it through Dispatcher. private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { Task.Factory.StartNew(async()=>{ var localFolder = Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder; ; var file = await localFolder.CreateFileAsync(".txt", Windows.Storage.CreationCollisionOption.OpenIfExists); var [...] read more

Getting error when trying to handle ActiveX event

I have a two ActiveX servers I need to handle it's events. the first one I got to work with no problems but with the second one I get a error once I try to assign a new event. The one that works the code is below: public delegate void [...] read more