In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_FLT_NAME_CACHE_MISS 0x801F0018” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_FLT_NAME_CACHE_MISS 0x801F0018
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 name requested was not found in Filter Manager’s name cache and could not be retrieved from the file system.
