ERROR_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS 0x80070962

Error code 2402 · HRESULT 0x80070962

WINDOWS

Active connections still exist.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS is a Windows error code (system error 2402, returned as HRESULT 0x80070962) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Active connections still exist.”

How to fix ERROR_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS

  1. Test connectivity to the remote host first (ping, then the exact port)
  2. Check firewall, VPN and proxy rules for the involved process
  3. Run 'ipconfig /flushdns' and 'netsh interface ip reset', then reboot

Related errors

ERROR_OPEN_FILESERROR_DEVICE_IN_USEERROR_NOT_CONNECTEDSTATUS_ENTRYPOINT_NOT_FOUNDSTATUS_DLL_INIT_FAILEDSTATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTIONSTATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUNSTATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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