ERROR_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_RECOVERY_NAME_COLLISION 0x80071A40

Error code 6720 · HRESULT 0x80071A40

WINDOWS

The specified TransactionManager was unable to create the objects contained in its logfile in the Ob namespace. Therefore, the TransactionManager was unable to recover.

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What it means

ERROR_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_RECOVERY_NAME_COLLISION is a Windows error code (system error 6720, returned as HRESULT 0x80071A40) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The specified TransactionManager was unable to create the objects contained in its logfile in the Ob namespace. Therefore, the TransactionManager was unable to recover.”

How to fix ERROR_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_RECOVERY_NAME_COLLISION

  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_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_NOT_ONLINEERROR_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_NOT_FOUNDERROR_TRANSACTIONMANAGER_IDENTITY_MISMATCHERROR_TRANSACTION_NOT_ROOTERROR_TRANSACTION_OBJECT_EXPIREDERROR_ENLISTMENT_NOT_FOUND

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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