In this post, you’ll learn about the error “ERROR_GRAPHICS_STALE_MODESET 0xC0262320” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
ERROR_GRAPHICS_STALE_MODESET 0xC0262320
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.
Specified mode set is stale. Please reacquire the new mode set.
