ERROR_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT 0x800736C4

Error code 14020 · HRESULT 0x800736C4

WINDOWS

The private manifest probed has crossed a path with an unsupported reparse point.

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_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT is a Windows error code (system error 14020, returned as HRESULT 0x800736C4) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The private manifest probed has crossed a path with an unsupported reparse point.”

How to fix ERROR_SXS_PRIVATE_MANIFEST_CROSS_PATH_WITH_REPARSE_POINT

  1. Verify the path/file actually exists and is not blocked by antivirus quarantine
  2. Reinstall the application that raised the error to restore missing files
  3. Check the full path spelling (long paths >260 chars need a registry opt-in)

Related errors

ERROR_SXS_CANT_GEN_ACTCTXERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPTERROR_SXS_DUPLICATE_DLL_NAMEERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_INVALID_REQUIRED_DEFAULT_NAMESPACEERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_MISSING_REQUIRED_DEFAULT_NAMESPACEERROR_SXS_DUPLICATE_WINDOWCLASS_NAMEERROR_SXS_INVALID_ASSEMBLY_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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