In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_FLT_FILTER_NOT_READY 0x801F0008” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_FLT_FILTER_NOT_READY 0x801F0008
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 filter is not ready for attachment to volumes because it has not finished initializing (FltStartFiltering has not been called).
