STOP 0x00000074
BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO
The registry data Windows needs to boot is missing or corrupt. Usually repairable from the recovery environment.
Likely causes, most common first
- Corrupted registry (SYSTEM hive)
- Bad shutdown during a registry write
- Failing disk
How to fix it
1. Repair from recovery moderate
- Boot to the Recovery screen or a Windows USB stick.
- Try Startup Repair first.
- If it persists, use System Restore to a point before the problem.
- Run chkdsk C: /f from the recovery Command Prompt.
The four parameters on the blue screen
Windows shows four hex numbers with this stop code. Here's what each means — our analyzer decodes them automatically from your dump file.
| Parameter 1 | Reserved |
| Parameter 2 | Reserved |
| Parameter 3 | Reserved |
| Parameter 4 | The status code |
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