Unable to initialize OneNote plugin – Interface not registered

[liwsoft]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.79.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

PowerToys Run

Steps to reproduce

Just a plain startup on a PC where Office in installed by Software Center (SCCM).

File Desktop\PowerToysReport_2024-03-12-09-05-10.zip\PowerToys Run\Logs\0.79.0.0\2024-03-12.txt contains the following message:

[2024-03-12 09:03:37.3325] [ERROR] [C:\a\_work\1\s\src\modules\launcher\Wox.Plugin\PluginPair.cs::239]
-------------------------- Begin exception --------------------------
Message: Fail to Init plugin: OneNote

Exception full name  : System.InvalidCastException
Exception message    : Unable to cast COM object of type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote.ApplicationClass' to interface type 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote.IApplication'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{452AC71A-B655-4967-A208-A4CC39DD7949}' failed due to the following error: Interface not registered (0x80040155).
Exception stack trace:
   at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.GetCOMIPFromRCW(Object objSrc, IntPtr pCPCMD, IntPtr& ppTarget, Boolean& pfNeedsRelease)
   at Microsoft.Office.Interop.OneNote.ApplicationClass.GetHierarchy(String bstrStartNodeID, HierarchyScope hsScope, String& pbstrHierarchyXmlOut, XMLSchema xsSchema)
   at ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote.OneNoteProvider.<>c.<get_PageItems>b__3_0(Application oneNote)
   at ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote.OneNoteProvider.CallOneNoteSafely[T](Func`2 action)
   at ScipBe.Common.Office.OneNote.OneNoteProvider.get_PageItems()
   at Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.Main.Init(PluginInitContext context)
   at Wox.Plugin.PluginPair.InitPlugin(IPublicAPI api)
Exception source     : System.Private.CoreLib
Exception target site: IntPtr GetCOMIPFromRCW(System.Object, IntPtr, IntPtr ByRef, Boolean ByRef)
Exception HResult    : -2147467262
-------------------------- End exception --------------------------

✔️ Expected Behavior

Start without error msgbox.

❌ Actual Behavior

Error msgbox is shown, saying

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Fail to initialize plugins
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Fail to initialize plugins
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OK   
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followed by another one saying

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PowerToys Run - Plugin Loading Error
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Fail to load plugin: OneNote

Please report the bug to https://aka.ms/powerToysReportBug. (For third-party plugins, please contact the plugin author.)
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OK   
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Other Software

Microsoft® OneNote® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2402 Build 16.0.17328.20124) 32-bit

[Aaron-Junker]

cc: @htcfreek

[htcfreek]

Didn't we support only up to 2019 OneNote. 🤔 (There is a vague hint in the plugin description.)

We should investigate an create a clear documentation on our user docs.