Windows HRESULT

Windows HRESULT 0x80004004 — E_ABORT

In Windows HRESULT, code 0x80004004 is E_ABORT. The official source describes it as “Operation aborted”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code0x80004004
SymbolE_ABORT
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Operation aborted

In plain language

In Windows HRESULT, code 0x80004004 is E_ABORT. The official source describes it as “Operation aborted”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

HRESULT values encode facility/severity information; context still matters.

Authoritative source

Microsoft Learn — Common HRESULT values

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