In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FWP_E_TIMEOUT 0x80320012” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FWP_E_TIMEOUT 0x80320012
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 call timed out while waiting to acquire the transaction lock.