Fixing Blue Screen of Death Error 0x0000008e

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Blue Screen of Death 0x0000008e Errors are usually caused by hardware memory failures and less often by device driver problems, viruses or hardware failures that do not affect your RAM.

The STOP error 0x0000008E is always displayed on a STOP message, commonly known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

You may receive a stop error message that looks like one of the following during the execution of the installation program:

STOP 0x0000008e
STOP 0x00000050 PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA

One or a combination of the following errors can be displayed in the STOP message:

STOP: 0x0000008E
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

This behaviour can occur if one of the following conditions is met:

One or more of the RAM (Random Access Memory) modules installed on your computer are defective.
RAM configuration is not compatible with Windows.


The BSOD error 0x0000008E can also be abbreviated as STOP 0x8E, but the complete STOP code is always the one displayed on the blue STOP message.

Update your PC with the latest Service Pack / Update.

If you update your PC with the latest Service Pack or install the latest updates, you can ensure that your PC system does not have any problems that could cause the 0x0000008E error. Microsoft constantly updates Windows to fix a large number of bugs, so it is always a good idea to install the latest updates you can find.

To make sure you have the latest updates, you must use Windows Update, which is finished:

Click Start > All Programs > Windows Update.
Follow the instructions on the screen.

This should allow you to install the latest updates on your system and protect you from 0x0000008E errors.

Enable minidumps

Minidump files can help you diagnose your BSOD problem.

To ensure that the minidumps are enabled:

Go to Start and type sysdm.cpl, press Enter.
On the Advanced tab, click Start and restore settings…….
Make sure that automatic restart is not enabled.
Under Write Debugging Information, choose Small memory dump (256 kB) from the drop-down menu.
Make sure the Small Dump directory is listed as %systemroot%\Minidump.
All right, you go out.
Restart if changes have been made.

Remove New Hardware

If you have installed new hardware or made changes to your hardware, this may result in the STOP 0x0000008E error.

The new hardware may not be compatible with your RAM or motherboard. To correct the error, try deleting or reconfiguring the newly installed hardware.

Performing a memory test

Memtest allows users to configure a USB device as a boot device so that they can scan their memory for errors without an operating system.

• Download Memtest86+.
• Start the installation program, select your USB key and click Create and make sure that the Format
• drive option is selected, otherwise errors may occur.
• Reboot your computer and press F11 to access the Bios, if F11 does not work, read your system’s online instructions to see which key you can put in the BIOS to boot from USB and manually which device you want to boot from.
• Select your USB key from the list.
• Memtest is started automatically and checks that your memory does not contain any errors.

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