Windows error 0xC0000428, -1073740760

Detailed Error Information

HRESULT analysis[1]

FlagsSeverityFailure
Reserved (R)true
OriginMicrosoft
NTSTATUSfalse
Reserved (X)false
FacilityCode0 (0x000)
NameFACILITY_NULL[1][2]
DescriptionThe default facility code.[1][2]
Error Code1064 (0x0428)

Questions

22votes
2answers

bootcamp - appleSSD.sys digital signature can not be verified

After installing windows in bootcamp, it pops up an error > Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the > cause. To fix the problem:... > > ... > File: \Windows\system32\drivers\AppleSSD.sys > > Status: 0xc0000428 > > Info: Windows cannot verify the digital signature for [...] read more
digital-signature
bootcamp
8votes
1answer

ModernIE VM Windows 10 for Parallels won't run

I'm attempting to get the Modern IE VM for Windows 10 with IE 11 to run in Parallels 10.2 on Mac OS X 10.10.3. I have downloaded it multiple times, using both the single zip and multiple file methods. When I start it I get * Recovery Your PC/Device needs [...] read more
internet-explorer-11
osx-yosemite
parallels
windows-10
modern.ie
4votes
3answers

How do I disable digital signature checking for Windows 8.1 EFI files?

I'm trying to patch my bootmgfw.efi file to change the background color of the BitLocker password prompt and other Windows bootup screens. I found the values to search for and replace for the color (B2 67 20 FF) and verified in IDA Pro that they were all near calls to [...] read more
boot
windows-8.1
uefi
efi
digital-signature
3votes
3answers

Digitally signed driver not verified by Windows (Code 52)

I am installing the I2CTools USB-to-I2C Elite driver for Win 10 x64, but I got a dialog saying ”Jungo Connectivity: a digitally signed driver is required.” In device manager the two drivers JungoConnectivity WinDriver1251 and USB-to-I2C Elite drivers are marked with yellow triangles and Details says: Not digitally signed. I [...] read more
windows-10
usb
drivers
digital-signature
3votes
1answer

Installing Windows 10 from USB fails to load setup

I am trying to install Windows 10 (Enterprise) on a new system. So far I ... * downloaded the ISO from Microsoft. * created a bootable USB drive (USB 3.0) with Rufus (with GPT, FAT32) * verified it by trying to boot on a different machine and I can successfully [...] read more
windows
boot
usb
windows-10
2votes
1answer

MS Exchange 2013 Unified Messaging issue, or really an AD issue?

Where to begin... I'd like to first admit that I am not an seasoned Exchange tech. Second here is the environment: (2) 2008 R2 DCs and (1) 2012 R2 MS Exchange 2013 server - other Exchange servers were removed [I've seen remnants of these old servers, but UM has been [...] read more
active-directory
windows-server-2008-r2
exchange-2013
2votes
1answer

Windows 10: Error code 52 in device manager with correct signature in cross-signed driver

we developed a driver and signed the cat and sys file with our company's Verisign signature (SHA1 + SHA256, including certificate chain). We tested it under Windows 7 and 10 both 32 and 64 bit versions. Now we have some random customers that report that our device is not recognized [...] read more
windows
windows-10
driver
device-manager
driver-signing
2votes
1answer

Trying to understand process mitigation policies that can be set by SetProcessMitigationPolicy function

Sorry, if it's too broad of a question. I'm trying to see what exactly SetProcessMitigationPolicy function does in Windows 10, but I can't find much about it online (besides my previous forays into this subject.) I'm testing its PROCESS_MITIGATION_POLICY options one-by-one, and I have some questions about these: 1. ProcessSystemCallDisablePolicy [...] read more
c++
security
winapi
mfc
windows-10
2votes
3answers

Windows 10 not booting: AswVmm.sys digital signature check failed

After freshly installing Avast Premier on a brand new HP ProBook 470 G2 with Windows 10 Home, I keep on getting the following message that prevents Windows from booting normally: > The operating system couldn't be loaded because the digital signature of a > file couldn't be verified. File: \Windows\System32\Drivers\aswVmm.sys [...] read more
boot
windows-10
drivers
avast
2votes
1answer

How do I resolve BSOD after installing Internet Explorer 11/Visual Studio 2013 Update 4?

This is Windows 7 64 installed as virtual machine using vmware. I get a BSOD after I install Internet Explorer 11. I also get the same BSOD when I install Visual Studio 2013, update 4. I can get into Windows when I select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" in advanced boot [...] read more
windows-7
virtual-machine
bsod
visual-studio-2013
1vote
1answer

Code Signed Driver on Windows 7 Fails with 0xC0000428

My signed driver yields a Windows (Windows 7 with the SHA256 hot fix) that fails to start and yields error code 0xC0000428 (Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file). Windows 7 Code Signed Driver Failure Screenshot [https://i.stack.imgur.com/hEOi0.jpg] I took over a driver project, created using Visual Studio 2010, [...] read more
windows
visual-studio
code-signing
device-driver
signtool
1vote
1answer

CodeSigning results in 'Code Integrity completed validating page hashes. Status 0xc0000428.'

I have been attemping to code sign a dll using a code signing certiticate I have purchased from Comodo. The intention for the signing is to be verifiable via the kernel signing policy. However, in the the EventLog explaining that there are CodeIntegrity errors relating to per-page image hashes not [...] read more
dll
code-signing
1vote
0answers

Windows error 0xc0000428 error from boot

I am not 100% sure what OS is at this time but I believe Windows 10 Home OS on the laptop. I get this error in a bluescreen right from boot with no other information other than the code. After running some of the recovery tools it suggests me to [...] read more
windows
boot
system-recovery
1vote
0answers

How do I overwrite a corrupt Windows 10 installation while preserving files?

Background: I accidentally force-shut my Windows 10 PC while it was in the process of shutting down yesterday by holding the power button. When I try to turn it on now, it either 1) complains about Secure Boot, or 2) when Secure Boot is disabled, goes to a BSOD with [...] read more
windows
windows-10
boot
installation
1vote
0answers

BSOD verification of a known dll failed 0xc0000428

I get this BSOD today. I has tried all basic solutions like F8, repair computer, last known comfiguration, bootrec /fixboot, etc. without any solutions. I have CBS.log which have some errors, but I dont know how to fix em, or what does they mean. Here is end of this log [...] read more
windows-7
bsod
1vote
1answer

Can't boot up computer windows 8 installation

I wanted to install Windows 8 with a volume partition and when the Windows 8 was installing it rebooted and it gave me an error: > The digital signature for this file couldn't be verified. File :windows > \system 32\winload.exe error code 0xc0000428. I have tried bootec commands and they [...] read more
installation
windows-8-preview
windows-installation
0votes
1answer

Deploying custom image on PXE client by WDS gives me 0c0000428 error

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deployment
pxe-boot
wds
0votes
1answer

How do I test on a Surface Hub

I'm trying to use remote debugging to test an application on a Surface Hub. On my local machine, I'm using VS 2017. Both the local Windows 10 machine and the Surface Hub are running Creator's Update (15063). The Surface Hub and the local machine both have "Developer Mode" enabled. I've [...] read more
visual-studio
uwp
surface-hub
0votes
0answers

Extra entry in Grub menu

My Toshiba laptop came with Windows 7 pre-installed. I installed Xubuntu on dual-boot (BIOS not UEFI). When Windows 10 came out, I upgraded to it, but now Grub shows two entries for Windows (besides the Windows Recovery Environment): Windows 10 (on /dev/sda1) Windows 7 (on /dev/sda2) Windows 10 is installed [...] read more
windows
ubuntu
grub
bootloader
dualboot
0votes
1answer

Secure Boot - Custom signed bootloader

Through Secure Boot on Windows 10, I am trying to make it so that only a bootloader signed with my private key can boot on a machine. This means that even if someone else comes along with a Microsoft trusted OS with all the digital signatures, it should fail to [...] read more
windows-10
bootloader
digital-signature
secure-boot
0votes
2answers

How to Stop Receiving Insider Builds for Windows 10 without breaking VHD setup: \windows\systems32\winload.efi (0xc0000428)

I have enrolled myself into Dev Channel of Windows Insider Program. I am not quite sure whether I needed to enroll myself to Dev Channel of Windows Insider Program to setup my machine as a dual boot, but here is my dual boot setup: 1. Windows 10 (Version 10.0.21286.1000) [VHD] [...] read more
windows-10
multi-boot
windows-insider
0votes
0answers

Reset Windows 10 Professional Password while I cannot boot

I have kind of chicken-and-egg delimma. Yesterday, all of a sudden, my Dell XPS 15 did not boot properly, and showed the error "The digital signature for this file could not be verified for this file. Error code: 0xc0000428". What magnifies my problem is I forgot my admin password (only [...] read more
windows-10
boot
passwords
0votes
0answers

How can I get my PC to boot again?

I am no longer able to boot my PC and get a blue screen saying "The digital signature for this file couldn't be verified", along with error code 0xc0000428. I have tried booting to a USB device in order to access the recovery tools and have tried: 1. Running Startup [...] read more
hard-drive
boot
drivers
bsod
system-recovery
0votes
1answer

Native dual Boot of Win 10 VHD via Win7 SP1. Error: winload.exe digital signature not verified, on Only 1 of 2 Identical Dell laptops

Native dual Boot of Win 10 VHD via Win7 SP1. Error: winload.exe digital signature not verified, on Only 1 of 2 Identical Dell laptops Dell Vostro 1014 -14" enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/MrHNV.jpg] > ...Temporarily disable driver signature enforcement. > File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe > Status: 0xc0000428 > Info: Windows cannot verify [...] read more
windows-7
windows-10
vhd
easybcd
boot-to-vhd
0votes
0answers

Windows 8 RP doesn't start: 0xc0000428

My DVD Drive is broken, so I needed another option to install Windows 8. What i've tried is to create a VMWare machine assigned to a phisical drive and installed Windows 8 RP. Within VMWare this machine starts with no trouble. With EasyBCD i've added the installtion from that partition [...] read more
windows-8-preview
bcd
0votes
2answers

Windows 7 load from GRUB 2.02 beta, Fatal System Error

So, I have a dual boot pc, with Ubuntu on one disk, and Windows 7 on another, in a separate partition. A couple of days ago, I tried to log in to Windows, and have been getting this message ever since: STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error} The initial session process [...] read more
multi-boot
grub2
windows-7
boot
0votes
1answer

Windows 8/8.1 UEFI Secure Boot custom keys

Is there the ability to run the OS Windows 8/8.1 with custom keys? I created my certificate with "makekert" utility, then i use signtool to sign files "memtest.efi", "bootmgfw.efi", "bootmg.efi", "winload.efi". OS is loaded successfully. But when the Secure Boot turn on, immediately falls with error "0xc0000428". If i sign [...] read more
windows-8
boot
security
uefi
0votes
1answer

Windows 7 failure (0xc0000428)

I have an old computer, the configuration is: Pentium D Dual Core, 1 GB Ram, 250GB HD. The error is intermittent: sometimes the computer freeze during Windows startup and sometimes freeze after 15 or 30 minutes of use. First, it shows a BSOD (extremely fast) and after reboot, it shows [...] read more
windows-7
boot
freeze
bsod
0votes
3answers

App launches when DLL in .exe folder, pops an error if DLL in System32 (error 0xc0000428 “<dll name> is either not designed to run on windows…”)

We have an app (test tool), if I run the exe and have the DLL in the same library, it works correctly. If I move the DLL to c:\windows\system32 and try the exe, it fails with the following message. Windows 8.1 tablet. Any clues what might be going on? Also [...] read more
windows-8
dll
-2votes
2answers

STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH (0xc0000428) on valid PE files

I tried loading the DLL file "bcryptprimitives.dll" (which in my case, originally sits under "C:\Windows\syswow64\bcryptprimitives.dll") from another location, with this snippet of code: LoadLibraryW(L"<altered path>\\bcryptprimitives.dll"); However, right after executing this line of code I get the following error: enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/WqMDo.png] C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\bcryptprimitives.dll is either not designed [...] read more
c
windows
winapi
assembly
internals

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  2. winerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0

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