ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT 0x80070229

Error code 553 · HRESULT 0x80070229

WINDOWS

The number of active profiling objects is at the maximum and no more may be started.

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_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT is a Windows error code (system error 553, returned as HRESULT 0x80070229) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The number of active profiling objects is at the maximum and no more may be started.”

How to fix ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT

  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_PROFILING_NOT_STOPPEDERROR_PROFILING_NOT_STARTEDERROR_COULD_NOT_INTERPRETERROR_CANT_WAITERROR_CANT_TERMINATE_SELFERROR_SERVICE_REQUEST_TIMEOUTERROR_SERVICE_DISABLEDERROR_SERVICE_DEPENDENCY_FAIL

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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