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OBJECT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
Object manager initialization failure for OBJECT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
OBJECT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED is bug check code 0x0000005E. The object manager owns kernel namespaces, handles, object types, and reference counting. This bug check means that core object-management initialization failed before the system could continue booting.
How to read it in a dump
- This is an early boot initialization failure; look for memory pressure, corrupted system files, boot-start drivers, or incompatible kernel components.
- The object type or initialization subphase on the stack is the key clue.
- Do not diagnose it as a single bad user-mode handle.
What to check
- Check boot-start drivers and security/filter products loaded early.
- Verify kernel/system file integrity and recent updates.
- Use a full/boot dump to inspect object manager initialization state.
References
Dump evidence
Preserve the complete dump, the four bug-check parameters, the exact Windows build, loaded-module list, and the event timeline immediately before the stop. AllStat summarizes the condition as “this result”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.
Analysis order
- Run WinDbg
!analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line. - find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with object / initialization.
- keep third-party filter, security, storage, graphics, and virtualization drivers in the module inventory; removing evidence before dump analysis can obscure the responsible path.
Do not repeatedly reboot a machine affected by this result before collecting the dump and event logs. Recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.
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