ERROR_SXS_VERSION_CONFLICT 0x800736B8

Error code 14008 · HRESULT 0x800736B8

WINDOWS

A component version required by the application conflicts with another component version already active.

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_VERSION_CONFLICT is a Windows error code (system error 14008, returned as HRESULT 0x800736B8) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “A component version required by the application conflicts with another component version already active.”

How to fix ERROR_SXS_VERSION_CONFLICT

  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_SXS_CANT_GEN_ACTCTXERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPTERROR_SXS_KEY_NOT_FOUNDERROR_SXS_WRONG_SECTION_TYPEERROR_SXS_ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_DISABLEDERROR_SXS_THREAD_QUERIES_DISABLEDERROR_SXS_MANIFEST_PARSE_ERROR

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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