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0xC037001E: ERROR_VID_EXCEEDED_KM_CONTEXT_COUNT_LIMIT

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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

0xC037001E = 3,224,829,982 = -1070137314

HRESULT 0xC037001E

ERROR_VID_EXCEEDED_KM_CONTEXT_COUNT_LIMIT

The maximum number of kernel mode clients for the virtualization infrastructure driver has been reached. Restarting the virtual machine may fix the problem. If the problem persists, try restarting the physical computer.

Severity (bit 31)1: failure
Customer (bit 29)0: Microsoft
NTSTATUS inside (bit 28)0
Facility55 (0x037) USERMODE_VIRTUALIZATION
Code30 (0x001E)

NTSTATUS 0xC037001E

STATUS_VID_EXCEEDED_KM_CONTEXT_COUNT_LIMIT

The maximum number of kernel mode clients for the virtualization infrastructure driver has been reached. Restarting the virtual machine may fix the problem. If the problem persists, try restarting the physical computer.

Becomes the Win32 error: 3224829982

Severity (bits 30-31)3: Error
Customer (bit 29)0: Microsoft
Facility55 (0x037) VIRTUALIZATION
Code30 (0x001E)