Bug Check 0x5C: HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
The HAL_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check has a value of 0x0000005C.
This indicates that the HAL initialization failed. The hardware abstraction layer is low level code that is intialized early in the Windows start up.
Important
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