Component Object Model (COM) Error – COMADMIN_E_APPLID_MATCHES_CLSID 0x80110446

In this post, you’ll learn about the error “COMADMIN_E_APPLID_MATCHES_CLSID 0x80110446” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.

COM Error Message

COMADMIN_E_APPLID_MATCHES_CLSID 0x80110446

What is COM?

Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components.   Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.

Error Description

Below is the description of this COM Error.

A CLSID with the same GUID as the new application ID is already installed on this machine