WhyCrashed

STOP 0x0000008E

KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

An error in kernel code went uncaught — the 32-bit era sibling of 0x1E. The address usually names the driver responsible.

Likely causes, most common first

How to fix it

1. Update the identified driver easy

  1. Update the named driver from its vendor.
  2. Run Windows Memory Diagnostic.
  3. Run: sfc /scannow

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 1Exception code
Parameter 2Address where the exception occurred
Parameter 3Address of the trap frame
Parameter 4Reserved

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