ERROR_GRAPHICS_ONLY_CONSOLE_SESSION_SUPPORTED

This function can only be used if a program is running in the local console session. It cannot be used if the program is running on a remote desktop session or on a terminal server session.

Matched as: the code as given (hex)

HRESULT breakdown: code: 9696, customer: False, facility: 38, severity: failure (bit 31 set), ntstatus_wrapped: False

Other names

• ERROR_GRAPHICS_ONLY_CONSOLE_SESSION_SUPPORTED: This function can only be used if a program is running in the local console session. It cannot be used if the program is running on a remote desktop session or on a terminal server session.

Source: COM Error Codes (COMADMIN, FILTER, GRAPHICS) (Winerror.h) · CC BY 4.0 · wording unchanged, formatting adapted for this site · retrieved 2026-10-24