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Common Stop (Blue Screen) Error Messages in Windows

 

Stop messages provide diagnostic information, such as Stop codes and driver names, that you can use to resolve the problem. However, this information disappears when you restart your computer. Therefore, it is important to record the information displayed for future reference.

The following are a list of the more common stop codes:

Stop 0x0000000A or IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Stop 0x00000024 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
Stop 0x00000050 or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Stop 0x00000077 or KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR
Stop 0x0000007A or KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
Stop 0xBE or ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY
Stop 0x000000EA or THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
Stop 0x000000ED or UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Stop 0xC000021A or STATUS_SYSTEM_PROCESS_TERMINATED
Stop 0xC0000221 or STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH

To troubleshoot stop codes (blue screens), use this Microsoft troubleshooter - Troubleshoot blue screen errors

 

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