Each user of a computer running the Windows operating system is suspicious of the appearance of the so-called blue "death screen", which indicates critical violations of the OS. One of the most frequent occurrences is the error "STOP: 0x00000050". In Windows 7, it is believed that it occurs much more often than in other systems, however, other modifications are not immune from such a failure. In particular, this applies to versions of XP and 8. In Windows 10, it practically does not manifest itself, however, if you take into account the recent failure of computers around the world after the last April update (04/30/2018), it’s worth seriously . Consider the most common causes of this failure and the most effective troubleshooting tools.
What is error 0x00000050 on Windows 7 or other systems?
Unfortunately, the most common situation is the appearance of a blue screen simply indicating the stop code without any description of the problem. If a link to a specific file is indicated after the code (most often the driver), you can start correcting the situation immediately (the reason is known). But usually you have to find out the cause of the failure yourself, and it is not always possible to do it yourself.
However, when error 0x00000050 occurs when starting Windows 7, you can preliminarily use a small utility called BlueScreenView, which has an AppCrashView link. After clicking on it, a list of everything that could cause a failure will be issued. However, it is believed that this error mainly relates not to the hardware, but to the software part, but the installed "iron" equipment can also not be discounted. It may well be that it simply is not designed to work in this operating system or has physical damage.
The main reasons for the appearance of a blue screen with the error 0x00000050 in Windows 7
As for the main reasons that theoretically could cause the appearance of such a failure, the following are distinguished among them:
- hardware problems and installed, outdated, missing, or inappropriate drivers for the system;
- incorrect installation of updates;
- errors on the hard drive (in the system partition);
- problems with the functioning of virtual memory and its components;
- too many temporary files in user directories;
- antiviruses and firewalls;
- violations in the operation of RAM slots.
What to do first?
Based on the above reasons, we will consider the appearance of error code 0x00000050 in Windows 7 . How to fix the situation using the well-known simplest methods for this? Elementary!
When starting a computer or laptop, first of all, use the start menu, called by pressing the F8 key, in which you should choose to download the last successful configuration. In Windows 10, you can return to using the F8 key by running the bcdedit / set {current} bootmenupolicy legacy command in the command console. It is possible that the appearance of the 0x00000050 error in Windows 7 (x64 or x86) was associated with short-term malfunctions of the operating system itself, for example, when the registry is damaged due to accidental or deliberate shutdown by the user of any important system services, etc.
Update issues
Equally common are problems with installing service packs. Most experts agree that many update packages developed just for the seventh version of Windows are incomplete, which is why even with their correct installation, the system stops working. The solution to fix the "STOP: 0x00000050" error in Windows 7 after the update is to remove the failed packages.
To do this, use the program and component section, where you can go to the list of the latest installed updates. You need to delete them one at a time, each time restarting the computer. When a failed package is found, in the "Update Center" you need to set a manual search for available updates and exclude from the list the one that caused the appearance of a blue screen.
Note: you can also remove any package using special uninstall programs, which sometimes looks more preferable.
Troubleshoot hardware issues
With computer "hardware" is also not so simple. Very often, the appearance of the 0x00000050 error in Windows 7 is associated with the incorrect installation of new equipment on the motherboard. To begin with, it is worth checking at least the contact fit, as well as reading the technical documentation and finding out if it is compatible with the seventh modification of Windows. Of course, this is unlikely, but using devices from little-known manufacturers without the declared support from Microsoft, everything is possible.
Reinstalling drivers
One of the stumbling blocks can be called and produced for drivers used on computers equipment. They are most able to provoke the appearance of blue screens (and not necessarily the described failure). Nevertheless, in Windows 7, the error 0x00000050 on a laptop and a stationary computer terminal in most cases is associated with them.
The easiest way to fix the problem in this situation is to reinstall the driver (for drivers, when the blue screen appears, the name of the failed file is usually indicated in the error description). It is not recommended to use the standard “Device Manager” for reinstalling or updating the management software, since the system still installs, as it seems, the most suitable driver, which may not fully ensure the correct operation of the device.
It is better to immediately remove the device, and then install the driver from the original disk, which should be supplied when purchasing computer equipment. If such a drive is not available, you can use programs to automatically search for and install updated or missing drivers. For example, the Driver Booster utility looks pretty good in this regard, but for it to work you need to have an active Internet connection, since the search will be performed directly on the sites of equipment manufacturers and software developers for it.
With laptops, things are even simpler. In this case, you can simply visit the manufacturer’s online resource and ask for a full system test, after which the missing drivers will be installed automatically, or recommendations will be issued on downloading the necessary software.
If none of the options suits, in the “Device Manager”, through the properties item of the selected device, you can go to the information tab, select the display of the equipment ID from the drop-down list, copy the longest line containing the DEV and VEN identifiers, and then search for them drivers on the Internet, download it to your computer and install it yourself.
Note: drivers for installation are usually delivered in EXE and INF formats. For the executable file, run as administrator is used; for the information file, the installation item from the RMB menu on the file is used. For INF-files or other non-executable formats, you can also apply the standard driver update through the “Device Manager”, but with the location of the file or search software on this computer.
Hard drive issues
Often, error 0x00000050 in Windows 7 can also occur due to failures associated with the hard drive. Checking the system partition (drive C) with the standard tool called from the "Explorer" is not recommended. In this situation, it is better to run the command console on behalf of the administrator and check the disk by running the chkdsck / f / r command.
Page File Actions
Associated components responsible for the functioning of virtual memory can also cause the described failure. This, however, concerns not the swap file itself, but the ntoskrnl.exe, ntfs.sys, hal.dll and win32k.sys files.
In this case, you can try to completely deactivate the use of the swap file. Despite the fact that Windows developers do not recommend this, as practice shows, there is nothing wrong with that (of course, provided that the computer does not use resource-intensive applications that require system resources).
Delete temporary files
Another reason for the error 0x00000050 in Windows 7 is the overflow of the TEMP temporary files folder located in the user directory under Users \ User_Name \ AppData \ Local, where Users is the users folder in the system partition (on drive C), User_Name is the name of the registered user. The AppData directory may be hidden, so you must first enable the display of hidden objects through the view menu in Explorer. In the final directory, you just need to select all the available files and delete them. If for some reason the objects are not deleted, you can use the Unlocker utility.
Fixing security problems
Finally, no matter how strange it sounds, sometimes the problem of a blue screen with the indicated error can be associated with the installation of antivirus programs and firewalls. Even more surprising is the fact that very often this failure is associated with Kaspersky Lab anti-virus products. The fix is to completely remove the antivirus from the system using special utilities of the antivirus software developer itself, or uninstall using specialized programs like iObit Uninstaller, which are able to automatically remove both the main and residual application components in the form of files, folders and registry keys.
Memory troubleshooting
If none of the above helps, it may very well be that the problem is the inoperability of the RAM slots.
To fix it, you can use the Windows built-in verification tool or use the Memtest86 + application. True, it will be quite problematic for an ordinary user to deal with this utility. But you can simply alternately remove the memory strips from the slots of the motherboard with a constant reboot of the system, and when an idle is found, replace it.
Microsoft Tools
It remains to add that on the official website of Microsoft Technical Support, you can find specialized utilities ready to use that allow you to fix the error. Only when loading the desired applet should you correctly select the version of your operating system, taking into account its bit capacity, and also pay attention to which particular failure can be fixed.
Note: if it is not possible to use any of the described methods due to the inability to boot the system in normal mode, you need to start Windows in safe mode.