What does NTSTATUS 0x40000020 (STATUS_WX86_EXCEPTION_CONTINUE) mean?

 
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STATUS_WX86_BREAKPOINT STATUS_WX86_EXCEPTION_LASTCHANCE

STATUS_WX86_EXCEPTION_CONTINUE

Exception dispatch remains in progress

STATUS_WX86_EXCEPTION_CONTINUE is part of the internal exception protocol used by Windows x86 emulation. It indicates that the current exception has not become an application failure and that emulation-specific processing should continue.

Diagnostic interpretation

  • Treat it as control flow when seen only as a first-chance debugger event.
  • Check whether a third-party exception filter returns or transforms the status.
  • Compare behavior with all injection, overlay, and monitoring tools disabled.
  • Use a native dump to find the original exception that preceded this control status.

Avoid false conclusions

The numeric status alone does not identify the root cause. The preceding exception record, context, and emulator state are more important than the final control code.

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