In this post, you’ll learn more about the Windows Socket Error WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT
10106 returned by the WSAGetLastError function in Windows as well a quick description about the error
Windows Socket Error Code
WSAEPROVIDERFAILEDINIT
10106
Windows Socket Error Description
Service provider failed to initialize.
The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized. This error is returned if either a service provider’s DLL could not be loaded (LoadLibrary failed) or the provider’s WSPStartup or NSPStartup function failed.