Component Object Model (COM) Error – ERROR_GRAPHICS_OPM_VIDEO_OUTPUT_DOES_NOT_HAVE_OPM_SEMANTICS 0xC026251F

In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_GRAPHICS_OPM_VIDEO_OUTPUT_DOES_NOT_HAVE_OPM_SEMANTICS 0xC026251F” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.

COM Error Message

ERROR_GRAPHICS_OPM_VIDEO_OUTPUT_DOES_NOT_HAVE_OPM_SEMANTICS 0xC026251F

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.

Either the IOPMVideoOutput::COPPCompatibleGetInformation, IOPMVideoOutput::GetInformation, or IOPMVideoOutput::Configure method failed. This error is returned when the caller tries to use an OPM specific command while the video output has COPP semantics only.