Debugging Tools for Windows

Bug Check 0x6B: PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

The PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check has a value of 0x0000006B. This bug check indicates that the initialization of the Microsoft Windows operating system failed.

Parameters

The following parameters appear on the blue screen.

Parameter Description
1 The NT status code that caused the failure
2 Reserved
3 Reserved
4 Reserved

Cause

Any part of the disk subsystem can cause the PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check, including bad disks, bad or incorrect cables, mixing different ATA-type devices on the same chain, or drives that are not available becuase of hardware regeneration.

This bug check can also be caused by a missing file from the boot partition or by a driver file that a user accidentally disabled in the Drivers tab.

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