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0xC00A0017: STATUS_CTX_WINSTATION_BUSY

Windows Error Code Lookup: Decode Windows error codes: Win32, HRESULT (0x80070005), NTSTATUS, Windows Update, msiexec and blue-screen stop codes, with what to check next.

Paste the number from an error dialog, event log, script or setup log: 0x80070005, 80070005, -2147024891, 1603, 0xC0000005, a stop code like 0x7E, a name like E_ACCESSDENIED, or a few words. You get every way Windows could mean that number (an HRESULT often wraps a Win32 error, so 0x80070005 is "Access is denied" too), its parts decoded, and what to check for the common ones. Names and messages come from the Windows SDK headers and Windows' own message tables; see Microsoft's System Error Codes and [MS-ERREF] for the full references.

Try: 0x80070005, 1603, 0xC0000005, 0x800F081F, 0x8024402C, 0x7E, access denied

0xC00A0017 = 3,221,880,855 = -1073086441

NTSTATUS 0xC00A0017

STATUS_CTX_WINSTATION_BUSY

The task you are trying to do can't be completed because Remote Desktop Services is currently busy. Please try again in a few minutes. Other users should still be able to log on.

Becomes the Win32 error: 7024ERROR_CTX_WINSTATION_BUSY: The task you are trying to do can't be completed because Remote Desktop Services is currently busy. Please try again in a few minutes. Other users should still be able to log on.

Severity (bits 30-31)3: Error
Customer (bit 29)0: Microsoft
Facility10 (0x00A) TERMINAL_SERVER
Code23 (0x0017)