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ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
Processor errata workaround failure for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL is bug check code 0x0000013E. This bug check indicates that the OS attempted a hardware or firmware workaround and could not complete it safely. It is tied to CPU/platform errata handling, microcode, firmware, or virtualization exposure of processor features.
How to read it in a dump for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
- CPU model, microcode, firmware version, and hypervisor feature exposure are central.
- A driver stack may not identify the root cause if the failure happens in processor initialization.
- The issue may appear after firmware, OS, or hypervisor updates.
What to check for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
- Update firmware/BIOS, chipset drivers, and microcode through vendor-supported channels.
- Check virtualization settings and CPU feature masking.
- Compare behavior across cold boot, warm restart, and VM host versions.
References for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
- Boot-start driver distribution disk
- Microsoft Bug Check Code Reference
- Analyze a kernel-mode dump with WinDbg
Dump evidence for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, 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 “ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.
Analysis order for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
- Run WinDbg
!analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line. - For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with errata / workaround / unsuccessful.
- For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, 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 ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL before collecting the dump and event logs. For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.
Dump evidence for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, 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 “ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.
Analysis order for ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL
- Run WinDbg
!analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line. - For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with errata / workaround / unsuccessful.
- For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, 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 ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL before collecting the dump and event logs. For ERRATA_WORKAROUND_UNSUCCESSFUL, recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.
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