Component Object Model (COM) Error – COMADMIN_E_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NOT_IN_SET 0x80110816

In this post, you’ll learn about the error “COMADMIN_E_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NOT_IN_SET 0x80110816” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.

COM Error Message

COMADMIN_E_DEFAULT_PARTITION_NOT_IN_SET 0x80110816

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.

The partition specified as default is not a member of the partition set.