WhyCrashed

STOP 0x00000122

WHEA_INTERNAL_ERROR

Windows' hardware-error reporting system itself failed — rare; usually firmware (BIOS/ACPI) problems.

Likely causes, most common first

How to fix it

1. Update the BIOS moderate

  1. Install the newest BIOS from your motherboard or PC maker.
  2. Install the newest chipset drivers.

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 1Subtype of the failure
Parameter 2Varies
Parameter 3Varies
Parameter 4Varies

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