In this post, you’ll learn about the error “CONTEXT_E_WOULD_DEADLOCK 0x8004E005” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
CONTEXT_E_WOULD_DEADLOCK 0x8004E005
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 component is configured to use synchronization and this method call would cause a deadlock to occur.
