ERROR_REQUIRES_INTERACTIVE_WINDOWSTATION 0x800705B3

Error code 1459 · HRESULT 0x800705B3

WINDOWS

This operation requires an interactive window station.

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_REQUIRES_INTERACTIVE_WINDOWSTATION is a Windows error code (system error 1459, returned as HRESULT 0x800705B3) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “This operation requires an interactive window station.”

How to fix ERROR_REQUIRES_INTERACTIVE_WINDOWSTATION

  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_TIMEOUTERROR_HOOK_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWEDERROR_INVALID_KEYBOARD_HANDLEERROR_CRCERROR_GEN_FAILUREERROR_SHARING_VIOLATIONERROR_BAD_NETPATHERROR_BAD_NET_NAME

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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