Bug Check 0xBB: NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED

The NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED bug check has a value of 0x000000BB. This indicates that Windows failed to successfully boot off a network.

Important

This article is for programmers. If you're a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

NETWORK_BOOT_INITIALIZATION_FAILED Parameters

Parameter	Description
1	The part of network initialization that failed. Possible values are: 1: Failure while updating the registry. 2: Failure while starting the network stack. Windows sends IOCTLs to the redirector and datagram receiver, then waits for the redirector to be ready. If it is not ready within a certain period of time, this error is issued. 3: Failure while sending the DHCP IOCTL to TCP. This is how Windows informs the transport of its IP address.
2	The failure status
3	Reserved
4	Reserved

Cause

This error is caused when Windows is booting off a network, and a critical function fails during I/O initialization.

See Also

Bug Check Code Reference