In this post, you’ll learn about the error “SPAPI_E_DEVICE_INSTALLER_NOT_READY 0x800F0246” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
SPAPI_E_DEVICE_INSTALLER_NOT_READY 0x800F0246
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.
One of the installers for this device cannot perform the installation at this time.
