Windows error 0x80070490, -2147023728

Windows.Web.Http.HttpClient#GetAsync throws an incomplete exception when invalid credentials are used with basic authentication

I am working on a Windows Runtime Component which makes API calls. Until earlier today I used the HttpClient and related models from System.Net but switched over to Windows.Web instead to leverage the WinRT streams. Aside from changing the using statements, swapping HttpContent to IHttpContent and using the WindowsRuntimeExtensions to [...] read more

Visual studio 2013 installation failing "Element not found"

The install fails with an "Element not found" error. enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/YlcCO.png] Lin the log file, first, there are a bunch of "registry key not found" messages: [1AB8:1ABC][2014-08-13T20:22:33]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\vc\Servicing\11.0\CompilerCore86'; variable = 'compilerCore86D11_Ver' [1AB8:1ABC][2014-08-13T20:22:33]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\vc\Servicing\11.0\CompilerCore'; variable = [...] read more

Toast Notifications in Win Forms .NET 4.5

I've searched through a number of different posts to do with creating toast notifications from a Win Form however when these through I get an error when generating the toast notification. > System.Exception: Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT:0x80070490). I have edited the csproj file and added the following: <PropertyGroup> [...] read more

Can't Deploy Universal App to Windows Phone 10 Technical Preview

Here's the details: * Created a blank Universal Windows App in Visual Studio 2015 * Set to ARM, Debug * Attempt to deploy to a Lumia 925 Running Windows 10.0.10166.0 * Phone is in 'Developer Mode' * I unlocked the phone using the Windows Phone Developer Registration (8.1) tool. Do [...] read more

ToastNotifier.GetScheduledToastNotifications() throws "Element not found" (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)

I've noticed in my telemetry data that the following code sometimes results in an exception "System.Exception: Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)" var notifier = ToastNotificationManager.CreateToastNotifier(); var notifications = notifier.GetScheduledToastNotifications(); The code is run inside a Windows Phone 8.1 (WinPRT) application on a background thread and the exception is [...] read more

HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error - system.webServer/httpErrors is missing a section declaration

I have the following: <system.web> <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5"/> <httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/> <customErrors mode="Off"/> </system.web> and also: <system.webServer> <handlers> <remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_32bit"/> <remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_64bit"/> <remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0"/> <remove name="OPTIONSVerbHandler"/> <remove name="TRACEVerbHandler"/> <add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_32bit" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll" preCondition="classicMode,runtimeVersionv4.0,bitness32" responseBufferLimit="0"/> <add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_64bit" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll" preCondition="classicMode,runtimeVersionv4.0,bitness64" responseBufferLimit="0"/> <add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" type="System.Web.Handlers.TransferRequestHandler" preCondition="integratedMode,runtimeVersionv4.0"/> </handlers> [...] read more

DotNetCore 1.0.1 WindowsHosting Installation Fails for IIS Windows Server 2012R2

Things I tried: * Running admin * Turning off UAC * Restarting machine * I am supposed to be admin on the machine I have the following error log: [0A48:124C][2016-09-16T13:28:19]i300: Apply begin [0A48:124C][2016-09-16T13:28:19]i010: Launching elevated engine process. [0A48:124C][2016-09-16T13:28:19]i011: Launched elevated engine process. [0A48:124C][2016-09-16T13:28:20]i012: Connected to elevated engine. [0D94:0270][2016-09-16T13:28:20]i358: Pausing automatic [...] read more

Windows 10 Bluetooth Low Energy Connection c#

For a project I need to get some data from a Bluetooth device on windows 10 using C#. I'm not too familiar with the Bluetooth API and can't figure out why the following is not working: Using the BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher I search for advertisements, which works fine. I do receive the [...] read more

"Element not found 0x80070490" when installing ASP .Net Core tooling

I'm using Visual studio 2015 Update 3, I'm trying to install asp .net core Tooling package(DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe) I get this by either downloading it separately or when clicking at the "ASP .NET 5 RC" template when creating a new ASP Net Web Application in VS. After a while during the installation [...] read more

Installing Windows 10 App with powershell remoting

I've been trying to no avail to install a Windows 10 universal app with powershell remoting. I've tried all i can think of so now I'm turning to you hoping that someone can provide me with an answer or explanation as to why my approach isn't working. Alternative solutions is [...] read more

.NET Core SDK Installer failed to install on windows 2012 R2 Standard

I setting up my build server for CI using Jenkins. I am trying to install .NET Core SDK from https://www.microsoft.com/net/download However i tried executing downloaded DotNetCore.1.0.1-SDK.1.0.0.Preview2-003131-x64.exe i get unspecified error enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/8OQzg.png] and here is complete log [07E8:0FE4][2016-09-19T12:09:36]i001: Burn v3.10.2.2516, Windows v6.3 (Build 9600: Service Pack 0), [...] read more

Windows Updates Fails Server 2008 0x80070490

I have a server with Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 Edition installed. This has been installed and running for several months and I have been able to successfully install previous Windows Updates. I have two pending updates that fail to install. * (KB967723) Security update for Windows Server 2008 x64 [...] read more

Missing boot files in Windows 8

I had a partition with Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows' System Reserved partition and the empty space of the beginning of disk. I moved two partitions to the beginning of disk using Ubuntu Live CD and GParted. After that, the Windows Loader didn't boot and throw an error about missing [...] read more

Visual Studio Installer Missing option value: InstallPath - Visual Studio 2019

I have the visual studio 2019 enterprise edition (VS 2019 16.1.4) installed with valid license (Visual Studio Subscription) and it was working good. All of sudden, when I try to open a project or any file that is part of the project, I am getting the following error. enter image [...] read more

Can't install Visual Studio 2015 Update 2

I am sorry if I'm asking this in wrong place but since it's about the coding IDE I don't know where else to go. I just can not install Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 on my fresh Windows 10 Pro installation (only Office 2013 installed) and fresh Visual Studio 2015 [...] read more

Visual Studio 2017 Pro forgot it is installed

After updating Visual Studio 2017 Pro to the latest version as of this writing (15.6.2, updated from 15.5.2) I have the strangest problem. So I can start Visual Studio perfectly fine and all, but whenever I attempt any operations that have to do with the Visual Studio Installer or the [...] read more

Element not found (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490) while calling BackgroundExecutionManager.RequestAccessAsync()

While trying to get the lockscreenaccessstatus by calling BackgroundExecutionManager.RequestAccessAsync()on the very first launch of my WinRT app, I am getting this exception: (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490) Weirdly, this issue is no more happening on the second (and subsequent) launch of the app. I read that as a workaround we can [...] read more

How to deploy Windows Phone 8.1 app to Windows 10 Mobile device?

I am unable to deploy my Windows Phone 8.1 app (XAML, appx) to Nokia Lumia 920 running Windows 10 Mobile v10512. The deployment just fails with: Error : DEP0001 : Unexpected Error: Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490) Deploying WP8.1 app to WP8.1 devices work. Deploying Windows 10 UWP [...] read more

hresult from IMbnInterfaceManager::GetInterfaces when no MBN device exists

I have the following code working in Windows 7: MbnInterfaceManager mbnInfMgr = new MbnInterfaceManager(); IMbnInterfaceManager mbnInfMgrInterface = mbnInfMgr as IMbnInterfaceManager; if (mbnInfMgrInterface != null) { IMbnInterface[] mobileInterfaces = mbnInfMgrInterface.GetInterfaces() as IMbnInterface[]; } No problems when the MBN device exists but when an MBN device doesn't exist I get the following [...] read more

Error of SQL Server 2016 sp_execute_external_script with R integration

I am evaluating SQL Server 2016 in-database integration with R on Windows 10. I have followed the steps installed all components and scripts. Now I have following questions: Where does sp_execute_external_script reside? I can’t find it. When I run script, for example: execute sp_execute_external_script @language = N'R' , @script = [...] read more

Wix Managed host could not be loaded

I've made a super simple wix bootstrapper and install project in Visual Studio 2015 (and tried this in 2013 with the same result). The bootstrapper will post a message box and quit, but I'm getting an error "Loading prerequisite bootstrapper application because managed host could not be loaded, error: 0x80070490." [...] read more

Computer boots up into 'startup repair' after running disk cleanup

I ran the 'disk cleanup' utility in Windows, and it found 80GB of temp files. This was fishy, since my disk is only 128GB and definitely did not have 80GB worth of temp files, but I let it run anyways because I figured the tool couldn't possibly be that stupid. [...] read more

UWP SerialDevice.FromIdAsync throws "Element not found" (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490) on Windows 10

I want to open serial port on an attached Bluetooth device in a Xamarin Forms application. Here is the code (I simplified it in order to illustrate the problem): string l_gdsSelector = SerialDevice.GetDeviceSelector(); var l_ardiDevices = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(l_gdsSelector); foreach(DeviceInformation l_diCurrent in l_ardiDevices) { if(l_diCurrent.Name.StartsWith("PX05")) { m_sdDevice = await SerialDevice.FromIdAsync(l_diCurrent.Id); break; [...] read more

Remove ToastNotification from ActionCenter

I have a desktop application running in Windows 10 which creates ToastNotifications that are also being stored in the Action Center. I noticed, that when I reboot the computer the Notifications are still present in the Action Center so I wanted to remove them through my Application when they're not [...] read more

Azure Compute Emulator Wont Start

For a while now my Azure Compute Emulator will not start. When I try, I receive the following error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800700B7) If I hit show detail I get the below message: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800700B7): Cannot create a file when that [...] read more

WinRm - Cannot create a WinRM listener on HTTPS due to incorrect SSL certificate

I want to use WinRM with https transport. I've bought a Comodo certificate (the error states I cannot use a self-signed certificate) with the Subject matching my FQDN (Full computer name in System) of my Windows 10 computer (not domain joined): CN = my.domain.net OU = PositiveSSL OU = Domain [...] read more

Register a BLE Background Task for Windows Desktop App (Element Not Found for BackgroundTaskRegistration)

I'm attempting to use the Windows 10 runtime Bluetooth Low-energy (BLE) APIs in a Windows desktop WPF C# application. The code is mostly based off of the Bluetooth Advertisement UWP sample, but I've added the reference to the relevant libraries. However, I'm running into an issue with the BackgroundTaskRegistration class. [...] read more

Element not found when deploying to phone

I'm unable to deploy UWP apps to my phone running Window 10 Mobile Insider Preview 10512. When I attempt to deploy in VS 2015, I'm getting the error: > Error : DEP0001 : Unexpected Error: Element not found. (Exception from > HRESULT: 0x80070490) The phone is developer unlocked. I'm able [...] read more

SQL Server 2012 Filestream : An error occurred during the drop table operation on a FileTable object

I'm using SQL Server filestream feature in some databases to save profile pictures as files. I added new filegroup of type filestream and database file inside this filegroup. Also added a filetable and saved the files successfully and everything was fine. For some reasons I have to remove the filestream [...] read more

Application.config "disappears" while debugging Azure WebRole if I pause at a breakpoint for too long

I've noticed this off and on. If I'm locally debugging my Azure WebRole, in Visual Studio 2013, and I pause at a break-point for too long, the current request, or the next one, and all subsequent requests, will result in a 500.19 - Internal Server Error. HTTP Error 500.19 - [...] read more

"Windows Setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation files" when installing Server 2008 R2 on Server 2008

I'm trying to remotely install Windows Server 2008 R2 on a Server 2008 box using an iso image. When I run the setup I get the error: > INSTALL WINDOWS > > Windows Setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation files. To > install Windows, make sure that [...] read more

Certificate Authority does not show Templates

No templates are shown in the Template folder of the Certificate Authority. In the Certificate Templates (certtmpl.msc) are Templates shown. Running certutil -CATemplates returns 0x80070490 (WIN32: 1168 ERROR_NOT_FOUND) CertUtil: Element not found. Restarting the service did not help Sreenshot of CN=OID shows the following result enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/eUqA0.png] [...] read more

SAFE_OS, REPLICATE_OC errors upgrading Windows 10

I've discovered that a PC is running Windows 10 Pro version 1709 which has been out of support since 2019/04/09 so I'm trying to upgrade it but it keeps failing. Attempting up upgrade via Windows Update fails with error A current driver on your PC may be better than the [...] read more

Windows Update keeps offering same update

Windows 7 tells me I have an update to perform. I have installed the update and it says it installed correctly. Minutes later it says I have the same update to perform. I installed same update 5 times. Then I looked in "latest updates and find that there has not [...] read more

Windows Update Troubleshooter - Errors reappear after fixing

I'm using Windows 8.1 64bit. I had an issue with the Windows Modules Installer Worker using a high percentage of CPU when no updates were available. I ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and it seems that problems were found and fixed: Potential Windows Update Database error detected 0x80070490 Possible issues [...] read more

ffmpeg cannot grab the audio played through the speaker under windows 10

I am using ffmpeg to grab screen. It used to work well under win7 using UScreenCapture and virtual-audio-capturer (all x86 version). On win10, the audio is not recorded. (I cannot hear any sound while playing back). I am using ffmpeg/uscreencapture/virtual-audio-capturer all win32 version since virtual-audio-capturer has no x64 release. So [...] read more

Access denied error when accessing usb stick files in Windows IoT core app

I want to access files (images, text files etc.) from an USB stick on my Raspberry Pi 2 using Windows 10 IoT Core. So I've added the to the appxmanifest file. When using this code in my IBackgroundTask I get an access denied error in the second line: public sealed [...] read more

UWP BluetoothLEDevice "Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)"

I need a BluetoothLEDevice to connect via GATT. Here is the most simplistic code in a plain new Universal App I could come up with: protected async override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e) { base.OnNavigatedTo(e); var devices = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(BluetoothLEDevice.GetDeviceSelector()); if (devices.Count <= 0) return; this.bluetoothDevice = await BluetoothLEDevice.FromIdAsync(devices[0].Id); } The method [...] read more

LaunchAdvancedAssociationUI in C# -> Element not found on Windows 8

I'm trying to set up a way to manage file associations for my program in C#. I already set the correct values in the registry with WiX, and found a wrapper for ApplicationAssociationRegistrationUI which should allow me to open the GUI to set file associations. But it doesn't work. I [...] read more

A series of DeviceSetupManager warnings in Windows 10 event logs

I have been "cleaning up" Windows 10, and I'm noticing a series of warnings in the Event Viewer every time I start Windows. And they are in the following order. Event 202, DeviceSetupManager "The Network List Manager reports no connectivity to the internet." Event 200, DeviceSetupManager "A connection to the [...] read more

Windows installer fails to update itself with error 0x80073701 ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING and will not load any other updates

Another symptom is that it claims that there has been no last update installation ever. It quotes a null in a non-existing source code file on somebody's d: drive: 2014-12-27 00:12:17, Error CSI 00000351@2014/12/26:23:12:17.141 (F) d:\win7sp1_gdr\base\wcp \componentstore\csd_locking.cpp(324): Error STATUS_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING originated in function CCSDirectTransaction::LockComponent expression: (null) And it appears from the [...] read more

Updates for Windows 8 (updated from Windows 7) fail during configuration

For several months now my Windows 8 system (German Windows 8, 32bit) fails to install the system updates; the last one which successfully installed was KB2918614, at 2014-09-14 (security update for Windows 8). All further updates failed; as of now, there are 55 updates waiting. I tried every now and [...] read more

Installing windows 8, cannot find a location to store temporary

Im trying to install windows 8 from a iso file, because i lack an optical drive. Though I'm getting an error when running the mounted install. I'm Running windows 7. Because I could not get my iso file to be bootable for windows 8 > Windows Setup cannot find a [...] read more

When I close an AppWindow, why can't I open a new AppWindow

I am using an AppWindow in my UWP app. Most of the time things are good, but occasionally when I close the app window there is some strange behavior. Occasionally, the app window does not seem to close properly. What I observe is that app window seems to close (the [...] read more

Visual Studio 2019 Exception at Run (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)

I face an error when I run VS2019 (Professional). After loading the solution a message appears at the top of the window and it says Visual Studio ran into an unexpected problem. You may need to reaload the solution if you continute to see error. [Open log file]. I had [...] read more

Setting MetaProperty for a lookup type causes MS Word to crash

We have a VSTO add-in written in VB.Net 3.5 and running in MS Word 2010. In this VSTO add-in we set a number of SharePoint (2010) Meta Properties that are returned from the documents ContentTypeProperties collection. Sometimes (quite regularly, but not all the time) when we set the Value property [...] read more

Virtual Smart Card creation - 'Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)'

I'm having an issue regarding Virtual Smart Card creation. RequestVirtualSmartCardCreationAsync() is throwing a strange exception. I'm attaching snippet of code. public async void ScenarioCreateTpmVirtualSmartCard() { IBuffer adminKey = CryptographicBuffer.CreateFromByteArray( new byte[] { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, 0x01, 0x02, [...] read more

Office / Word interop fails with "Element not found" error

I'm trying to use Office interop library but whenever I try to create a new instance of Word Application class I get an exception of: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070490): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {000209FF-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} failed due to the following error: 80070490 Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: [...] read more

How to get the current view of my UWP app from background thread?

In my UWP app, when a post call succeeds, I need to show a notification to the user. This notification has to be shown in the current window in which the user is. I will get to know the success of the post call in the background thread only. So [...] read more

How to use Geolocator.RequestAccessAsync in WPF desktop app

I've built a WPF app in C# which needs to know the user's location, and currently requires that it be entered manually. I'm using the Desktop Bridge to make it be able to run as a UWP app. When it's running as a UWP app, I want to take advantage [...] read more

Merge failure for shared merged PRI file: error 0x80070490. Fault in my computer?

I am installing an app(UWP) in my windows 10 an app that I have received from other developer( with a app-bundle or with powershell). This app was already installed in my computer. WHen I try to reinstall it I receive this error and I have no way to reinstall it. [...] read more

Upgrading IdentityServer AccessTokenValidation from version 3 to 4 leads to HTTP 500.19

Currently we have a working ASP.NET WebAPI 2 project which is compiling and running with IdentityServer3.AccessTokenValidation. After uninstalling the NuGet package and installing the newer IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation the project now stops running and exhibits an HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error. We've tried a lot of things but we're not [...] read more

Visual Studio 2017 installer fails to install KB2533623

I'm trying to install Visual Studio 2017 Community via web installer on my Windows 7 laptop and it fails, returning me this log: dd_setup_..._error.log (translated into English from me, since it was in German) Package "WindowsUpdates.KB2533623,version=15.0.26711.1,chip=x64" could not be installed. Search-URL https://aka.ms/VSSetupErrorReports?q=PackageId=WindowsUpdates.KB2533623;PackageAction=Install;ReturnCode=1168 Details Command executed: "C:\Windows\system32\dism.exe" /online /quiet /norestart /add-package [...] read more

System Notifications at WPF

How I can attach click event to a button at system toast notifications on WPF application using Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications library? I know that I need to use IBackground interface but I can't tie to this class, because the following code is causing the error ( ToastNotificationActionTrigger() element not found, HRESULT: 0x80070490) [...] read more

SQL 2016 error : Unable to launch runtime for 'R' script. Please check the configuration of the 'R' runtime

I started to explore R on SQL 2016 but running into errors. I resolved a few starting errors but can't get through with this one: exec sp_execute_external_script @language =N'R', @script=N'OutputDataSet<-InputDataSet', @input_data_1 =N'select 1 as hello' with result sets (([hello] int not null)); go Error: > Msg 39021, Level 16, State [...] read more

Visual Studio Code installation error

I am trying to install .NET Core SDK for Windows. I have already installed Visual Studio Code and the C# extension for VSCode. But while installing .NET Core SDK for Windows I am getting the following error: > 0x80070490 Element not found. I cannot understand much when I examine the [...] read more

FindAllPeersAsync() and StreamSocket.ConnectAsync() issue

I am trying to connect to a printer(by MAC address) and print. I am encountering several issues that I tried to overcome for hours with no success. I tried several different Methods: Method 1: Using PeerFinder.AlternateIdentities["Bluetooth:SDP"] = "{00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB}" works on first attempt to connect. When I try to reopen the [...] read more

NDES AD certificate services Configuration error

While configuring NDES for my Win server 2019, i encountered the following error. Failed to add the following certificate templates to the enterprise Active Directory Certificate Services or update security settings on those templates: EnrollmentAgentOffline CEPEncryption IPSEC (Offline request) Element not found. 0x80070490 (WIN32: 1168 ERROR_NOT_FOUND) I have added NdesService [...] read more

What can I do to get rid of the error message: "The DSM service was delayed by 2409807 seconds for a driver query/download/install on device '...'"?

My little laptop runs with MS-Windows 8 and I am not getting windows updates anymore. I looked all day for a solution and so far came up empty handed. All the solutions proposed do not explain what could really be wrong. I tried to delete the "database" that's used to [...] read more

Windows Server 2012 Inplace upgrade fails

Attempting inplace upgrade of Windows Server 2012 (x64) to R2 (x64) Server is virtual (vmware) ISO downloaded from VLSC Login to Windows run setup.exe Installer quits with the following error (at the end of the first phase of the install): [Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file. Contact [...] read more

MDT Deployment Issue-Driver not loading (i217-LM on MDT)

I have been testing a replacement imaging system to replace our limited Ghost deployment system for a good portion of the last year. We bought a new batch of machines (HP Workstation Z230) which have the Intel i217-LM NIC. I have had a significant amount of trouble getting this little [...] read more

Windows 7 x64: Can't Install ASP.NET

I've been fighting this for hours, and I'm about ready to give up. I was in the process of getting Azure tools setup on my Win7 x64 laptop (Dell D830). The Visual Studio tools for Azure require that ASP.NET is installed. It's not enabled by default in Win7, so I [...] read more

FSRM unable to create new reports after removing old LUN

We are running a 3 node failover cluster file service based on server 2008 R2 and iSCSI Storage Arrays. We have recently migrated all storage from one cluster file service on one LUN to a new file service on a new LUN. The old file service had a few storage [...] read more

'IpICSHlpStopSharing' : '0x80070490' in event log

Suddenly I begin to see a lot of errors in my event log (Windows 10 Pro Build 19041): 'IpICSHlpStopSharing' : '0x80070490'. Source: Host-Network service. I am working with Hyper-V (and Docker) and everything seems to work fine so far, but I am wondering where this error comes from and how [...] read more

NFS Server granting/removing share permissions to a host error

While trying to add a host to NFS share permissions I'm receiving a very generic error with not much to go on. Cannot set NFS permissions Failed to perform the requested operation. The NFS server is a Windows 2012 R2 core server. I've tried doing this both via the UI [...] read more

Windows 1809 update always fails with 0x80070490

enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/cPcQv.png] It always fails at exactly at "Status: Preparing to install - 80%". I have tried everything I could possibly think of: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth sfc /scannow Removing c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution (https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2223969-1809-update-error-at-install-0x80070490?page=1#entry-8486582) or "Windows Repair" (https://www.tweaking.com/content/page/windows_repair_all_in_one.html). The WindowsUpdate.log I get with Get-WindowsUpdateLog doesn't contain anything useful either. [...] read more

Where are really the log files to debug when a Windows 10 update fails?

I am struggling with a Win 10 update, in particular: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1809 x64 2020-03B - Error 0x80070490 Google is swamped with useless articles about random experiences of people but no actual or systematic solutions. The usual solutions (DSIM, sfc) I did already. According to my [...] read more

Error trying to uninstall universal app

I am trying to remove a package in windows 10 but receive the following error. I have spent some time searching on the internet but none of them have the same error as me. Please advise. PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> remove-appxpackage Microsoft.Dayton.f074ae31c9_1.3160.34.2_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe remove-appxpackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please [...] read more

Trying to install windows 7 on a windows 8 computer

I sent my computer off to the geek squad to be repaired, but it was a 'junk out', and thus I received a new one, although, unlike my last one, this computer has Windows 8 installed on it, which I did not want. I have a windows 7 install disk, [...] read more

Windows 10 update to 1511 installation fails

I'm having problems updating to the Windows 10 November Update (1511) with an error saying "Something Happened" enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/c0eXj.png] I've tried to update using * Windows Update * Media Creation Tool * Tech Bench ISO I've also * Run the Windows Disk Cleanup Tool * Run the [...] read more

Failed and Pending updates: "restart your computer to install important updates"?

I have a windows 7 laptop with a bunch of pending and failed updates (2009 HP, i3). enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/4WwTA.png] When I manually download them (e.g. January, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3212646)) and try to install the .msu file, the installer [...] read more

Why upgrading to Windows 10 anniversity edition fails

After running upgrade Windows 10 to anniversity edition screen in blank. After computer restart windows 10 restores its previous version. Tried two times but problem persists. How to upgrade ? Earlier Windows 10 works OK, all windows 10 uodates are installed. C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\Panther\setuperr.log contains: 2016-08-06 11:20:32, Error MOUPG CDlpActionImpl<class CDlpErrorImpl<class CDlpObjectInternalImpl<class [...] read more

Cannot Install Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit)

I have tried every way I know how to get Windows 7 SP1 to install. It fails every time. Below is what looks like the relevant contents of the CBS.Log file. If there are further details that would help or more information I can gather, I will get it. 2011-08-15 [...] read more

SQL Server Data Tools - Visual Studio 2015 Error

I'm trying to install SQL Server Data Tools - Visual Studio 2015, but I keep getting errors. Here is the log file- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yVS6JnjekPAWCr899K8vH9NuCkmBgUjW/view?usp=sharing [052C:28B4][2020-10-25T09:29:45]: Prompt for source of package: VSTASetup2015, payload: VSTASetup2015, path: C:\Users\Isuru Anuradha\Downloads\payload\x86\vsta_setup.exe [052C:28B4][2020-10-25T09:29:45]: Acquiring package: VSTASetup2015, payload: VSTASetup2015, download from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=817280&clcid=0x409 [06F0:2014][2020-10-25T09:30:05]: Error 0x80070490: Failed to find [...] read more

Why does Microsoft visual studio 2019 close automatically?

I'm using Visual Studio 2019 enterprise and it gives me an error every time I open it. I didn't know what the problem was, so I left it until now the program sometimes closes automatically, this is the program log file, please tell me what is the problem and how [...] read more

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException in visual studio log file

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I am reinstalling visual stuido with .net core. I followed the steps stated on the website (https://www.microsoft.com/net/core#windowsvs2015). However, during the installation .NET Core tools preview for Visual Studio I am obtaining the following error, which I did not understand. I am admin of the PC. I will be glad if [...] read more

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I'm facing with an old known issue related with Bluetooth RFCOMM SPP serial port devices but I couldn't find a reasonable solution/workaround to detect if the DataReader socket is empty without closing the connection. What I've tried until now: 1) using CancellationTokenSource the underlying streamSocket is closed when is nothing [...] read more

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i issued new SSL certificate and install it on the server but when i assign it to the default (localhost) for testing i get the below errors Detailed Error Information: Module ApplicationRequestRouting Notification MapRequestHandler Handler ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0 Error Code 0x80070490 Config Error The configuration section 'webFarms' cannot be read because it [...] read more

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I am building a simple hololens app using MRTK PalmUpHandMenu, I am able to build the app in unity but not able to deploy on hololens Emulator from visual studio. The app is playing in game mode of unity. I am using the following tools. * Visual Studio 2019 * [...] read more

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I was using NAudio and a timer to get some audio values, and it was working previously but it's now throwing a > 'Element not found' exception (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490) from the second line of this code: NAudio.CoreAudioApi.MMDeviceEnumerator enumerator = new NAudio.CoreAudioApi.MMDeviceEnumerator(); NAudio.CoreAudioApi.MMDevice device = enumerator.GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(NAudio.CoreAudioApi.DataFlow.Render, NAudio.CoreAudioApi.Role.Console); I can't [...] read more

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I'm trying to check if the user's device has entered tablet mode every 1 second using a timer belonging to System.Threading. The problem is that I get this exception: "System.Exception: 'Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)'" when I run this code: public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); TimerCallback tmCallback = CheckEffectExpiry; [...] read more

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