Windows error 0x0000007E, 126

Detailed Error Information

MOD_NOT_FOUND^[1]

Message	The specified module could not be found.
Declared in	winerror.h

This appears to be a raw Win32 error. More information may be available in error 0x8007007E.

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED^[2]

This is a Blue Screen of Death stop code. More information is available in the Knowledge Base article Bug Check 0x7E: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED.

HRESULT analysis^[3]

This is probably not the correct interpretation of this error. The Win32 error above is more likely to indicate the actual problem.

Flags	Severity	Success This code indicates success, rather than an error. This may not be the correct interpretation of this code, or possibly the program is handling errors incorrectly.
	Reserved (R)	false
	Origin	Microsoft
	NTSTATUS	false
	Reserved (X)	false
Facility	Code	0 (0x000)
	Name	FACILITY_NULL^[3]^[1]
	Description	The default facility code.^[3]^[1]
Error Code		126 (0x007e)

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Sources

winerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-code-reference2
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231198.aspx

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Windows error 0x0000007E, 126

Detailed Error Information

MOD_NOT_FOUND[1]

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED[2]

HRESULT analysis[3]

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MOD_NOT_FOUND^[1]

SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED^[2]

HRESULT analysis^[3]