WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR 🪟 Windows

Blue screen: WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (0x00000124)

The hardware reported an error Windows couldn’t recover from — CPU, RAM, overclock/undervolt, overheating or power delivery.

Seen on: Windows

Meaning

Stop 0x124 is hardware-level (Windows Hardware Error Architecture). Overclocks (including XMP/EXPO), undervolting, overheating CPUs, failing PSUs and new-generation CPU microcode issues are typical.

Common causes

  • Unstable overclock/XMP/undervolt
  • CPU overheating
  • Failing RAM, CPU or PSU
  • Outdated BIOS/microcode

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Reset BIOS to defaults (disable XMP/OC)
  2. Update BIOS/chipset
  3. Check temperatures and test RAM/CPU

Detailed fix by platform

Windows

  1. Get-WinEvent -LogName System | Where-Object ProviderName -eq 'Microsoft-Windows-WHEA-Logger' | Select -First 5 | Format-List

How to diagnose

  1. WHEA log — Component reported (Processor Core, Cache, Memory)
  2. Temps — HWMonitor
  3. Settings — OC/XMP enabled?

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