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BOOTING_IN_SAFEMODE_MINIMAL
Safe Mode minimal boot marker for BOOTING_IN_SAFEMODE_MINIMAL
BOOTING_IN_SAFEMODE_MINIMAL is bug check code 0x000000A8.
This value is a boot-state marker rather than an ordinary driver fault. It is useful in crash output because it tells you that the failing boot path had most third-party services and many nonessential drivers disabled.
How to read it in a dump
- Interpret the crash in the context of Safe Mode minimal service set.
- A failure here often narrows the suspect set to boot-critical drivers, core services, storage, graphics fallback, or security components.
- Do not treat the marker itself as the root cause.
What to check
- Compare normal boot, Safe Mode minimal, and Safe Mode with networking behavior.
- Focus on boot-start drivers and services that still load in minimal mode.
- Preserve boot logs because they show which drivers were included or skipped.
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