In this post, you’ll learn about the error “COMADMIN_E_CAT_IMPORTED_COMPONENTS_NOT_ALLOWED 0x8011045B” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
COMADMIN_E_CAT_IMPORTED_COMPONENTS_NOT_ALLOWED 0x8011045B
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.
Applications that contain one or more imported components cannot be installed into a non-base partition