Device Metadata Error Codes

Starting with Windows 7, the operating system logs the following error codes within events that are related to the download and processing of device metadata packages. These events are managed by the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) service and can be viewed by using Event Viewer. For more information about these events, see Debugging Device Metadata Packages By Using Event Viewer.

Windows Metadata and Internet Services (WMIS) Errors (200000xx)

Error code	Explanation
20000021	The request does not contain a device metadata request.
20000022	The request batch size exceeds the maximum allowed value.
20000023	The locale value is invalid.
20000024	The request does not contain valid header information.
20000025	The request format is invalid.
20000031	An error occurred at the service side when processing the request.

Device Metadata Retrieval Client (DMRC) Errors (0x400000xx)

Error code	Explanation
40000011	There is no local metadata cache.
40000012	The structure (folders) in the local metadata cache is not correct.
40000021	There is no local metadata store.
40000022	The structure (folders) in the local metadata store is corrupted.
40000031	The DMRC index data is missing.
40000032	The DMRC index data is corrupted.

Device Metadata Package Errors (0x500000xx)

Error code	Explanation
50000011	The.devicemetadata-ms cabinet (cab) file is corrupted.
50000012	The .devicemetadata-ms cab file does not have correct device metadata structure.
50000021	PackageInfo.xml is missing.
50000022	PackageInfo.xml is not well-formed and cannot be parsed. Note This error code includes the cases where either the PackageInfo.xml document is missing required elements, or one or more of its elements are not valid based on the syntax of the PackageInfo XML Schema.
50000031	DeviceInfo.xml is missing.
50000032	DeviceInfo.xml is not well-formed and cannot be parsed.
50000033	DeviceInfo.xml is missing required elements.
50000034	Elements in DeviceInfo.xml are not valid based on the XML schema definition.
50000041	WindowsInfo.xml is missing.
50000042	WindowsInfo.xml is not well-formed and cannot be parsed.
50000043	WindowsInfo.xml is missing required elements.
50000044	Elements in WindowsInfo.xml are not valid based on the XML schema definition.

WMIS Query (0x7000xxxx)

Error code	Explanation
70000408	The WMIS server is not down, but the request timed out.
70000500	The WMIS server returned an internal error, but a detailed error code is not available.
70000503	The WMIS server is busy and cannot service the request.