{"id":941,"date":"2016-07-05T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=941"},"modified":"2020-12-13T00:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T23:16:43","slug":"how-to-decode-windows-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2016\/07\/05\/how-to-decode-windows-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to decode Windows errors?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[German<\/a>]In case of error Windows reports a cryptic error code instead of a detailed error description. Within this blog post I will try to give a few hints to decode this Windows error codes.<\/p>\n

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\"\"If Windows reports an error (like code 1605) it's not clear for what this code stands for. In most cases users are searching the web for pages dealing with the error code. Also Stop codes issued in a blue screen or errors shown in device manager are cryptic. Unfortunately there are also many error sources. So let's take a look how to proceed and decode error codes.<\/p>\n

Decipher error codes like 1, 2, 1025<\/h3>\n

If Windows reports a simple error number like 1, 2, 13, 1065, you may ask the operating system for error details. Just open the command prompt windows (typing cmd <\/em>in search bar and press enter key).<\/p>\n

\"Error\"<\/p>\n

Then enter the command:<\/p>\n

net helpmsg <error code> <\/em><\/p>\n

This will show the error message associated to this code in plain text.<\/p>\n

How to decipher device manager error codes<\/h3>\n

If you opens device manager and double click an entry, the property windows will be show. Device errors will be shown on general<\/em> tab. To decode such an error code, open this Microsoft device manager error codes website<\/a>. The site documents all error codes related to Windows device manager.<\/p>\n

Decipher system error codes 0 \u2013 15999<\/h3>\n

All system errors with error codes between 0 (0x0) and 15999 (0x3e7f) are decoded in the Microsoft web site System errors 0 \u2013 15999<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stop errors in blue screens<\/h3>\n

If Windows crashes with a blue screen, a stop code will be shown. The stop code gives an hint, what went wrong. Stop codes are documented in Microsoft's Bug Check Code Reference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Decipher Windows HRESULT errors<\/h3>\n

Many errors reported from Windows are using a format like 0x80010005. The error code consists of 8 hex digits, with prefix code 0x (stands for hexadecimal number). Such error numbers are returned from Windows HRESULT function. Most users are trying to search the internet to find pages dealing the error code. But in some cases it could be more helpful to have a clue, for what the HRESULT err stands for. Microsoft has published this web site<\/a> with an explanation, how HRESULT values are decoded.<\/p>\n

\"HRESULT-Err\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A HRESULT value reported from Windows in hexadecimal digits are decoded as shown in the figure above. An error code 0x80010005 <\/em>mean, the facility error code is 1, which stands for a RPC problem (RPC = Remote Procedure Call). And the error code is 08. Here are the meaning of the error bits:<\/p>\n