ERROR_TRANSACTION_FREEZE_IN_PROGRESS 0x80071AB8

Error code 6840 · HRESULT 0x80071AB8

WINDOWS

Transactions cannot be frozen because a freeze is already in progress.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
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What it means

ERROR_TRANSACTION_FREEZE_IN_PROGRESS is a Windows error code (system error 6840, returned as HRESULT 0x80071AB8) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Transactions cannot be frozen because a freeze is already in progress.”

How to fix ERROR_TRANSACTION_FREEZE_IN_PROGRESS

  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_TRANSACTION_REQUIRED_PROMOTIONERROR_TRANSACTION_SCOPE_CALLBACKS_NOT_SETERROR_TRANSACTION_NOT_ENLISTEDERROR_TRANSACTION_NO_SUPERIORERROR_TRANSACTIONS_NOT_FROZENERROR_NOT_SNAPSHOT_VOLUMEERROR_CANNOT_EXECUTE_FILE_IN_TRANSACTION

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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