ERROR_JOURNAL_HOOK_SET 0x80070596

Error code 1430 · HRESULT 0x80070596

WINDOWS

The journal hook procedure is already installed.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
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What it means

ERROR_JOURNAL_HOOK_SET is a Windows error code (system error 1430, returned as HRESULT 0x80070596) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The journal hook procedure is already installed.”

How to fix ERROR_JOURNAL_HOOK_SET

  1. Reboot once — many one-off system codes disappear with a clean restart
  2. Repair system files: 'sfc /scannow' then 'DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth'
  3. Find the source in Event Viewer → System: filter for this exact code and open its provider link

Related errors

ERROR_JOURNAL_ENTRY_DELETEDERROR_JOURNAL_NOT_ACTIVEERROR_JOURNAL_DELETE_IN_PROGRESSERROR_GLOBAL_ONLY_HOOKERROR_HOOK_NOT_INSTALLEDERROR_HOOK_NEEDS_HMOD

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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