BSOD 0xE2 (MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH): causes and diagnosis

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Description: MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH: The user deliberately initiated a crash dump from either the kernel debugger or the keyboard.

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MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH

The MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH bug check has a value of 0x000000E2. This indicates that the user deliberately initiated a crash dump from either the kernel debugger or the keyboard.

MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH Parameters

None

Remarks

For more information about manually-initiated crash dumps, see Forcing a System Crash.

Diagnostic focus

This stop is intentionally generated through a debugger or configured keyboard crash sequence. Confirm the initiation mechanism and operator intent before searching for a spontaneous kernel defect. The useful evidence is the state captured at the requested moment, including blocked threads, locks, queues, or the condition the operator wanted to preserve.

References

Microsoft: Bug Check Code Reference

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