In this post, you’ll learn about the error “OLE_E_NOTRUNNING 0x80040005” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
OLE_E_NOTRUNNING 0x80040005
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.
Need to run the object to perform this operation
