Windows error 0xC0000221, -1073741279

Detailed Error Information

STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH[1]

This is a Blue Screen of Death stop code. More information is available in the Knowledge Base article Bug Check 0xC0000221: STATUS_IMAGE_CHECKSUM_MISMATCH.

HRESULT analysis[2]

FlagsSeverityFailure
Reserved (R)true
OriginMicrosoft
NTSTATUSfalse
Reserved (X)false
FacilityCode0 (0x000)
NameFACILITY_NULL[2][3]
DescriptionThe default facility code.[2][3]
Error Code545 (0x0221)

Questions

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iso-image
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1answer

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Sources

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

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