The error "still unable to load MEF component DLL" surfaces during the . Specifically, the MEF engine has identified a DLL that should contain components (based on file name or directory scan), but when attempting to load it via Assembly.Load or Assembly.LoadFrom , it fails repeatedly.
The error message is notoriously unhelpful because it rarely specifies why the load failed. However, the causes generally fall into four categories: still unable to load mef component dll
After analyzing hundreds of forum threads (Stack Overflow, GitHub Issues, Microsoft Q&A), the problem nearly always falls into one of five categories. The error "still unable to load MEF component
byte[] rawAssembly = File.ReadAllBytes("plugin.dll"); Assembly asm = Assembly.Load(rawAssembly); However, the causes generally fall into four categories:
The word "still" in your search query suggests you have already attempted remediation. This usually implies one of two things:
– Solves zombie file locks from unmanaged processes.