ERROR_CANNOT_LOAD_REGISTRY_FILE 0x8007024D

Error code 589 · HRESULT 0x8007024D

WINDOWS

The registry cannot load the hive (file): … or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_CANNOT_LOAD_REGISTRY_FILE is a Windows error code (system error 589, returned as HRESULT 0x8007024D) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “{Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): %hs or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.”

How to fix ERROR_CANNOT_LOAD_REGISTRY_FILE

  1. Verify the path/file actually exists and is not blocked by antivirus quarantine
  2. Reinstall the application that raised the error to restore missing files
  3. Check the full path spelling (long paths >260 chars need a registry opt-in)

Related errors

ERROR_FS_DRIVER_REQUIREDERROR_DEBUG_ATTACH_FAILEDERROR_MUTANT_LIMIT_EXCEEDEDWSAEACCESWSAEADDRINUSEWSAECONNABORTEDWSAECONNRESETWSAETIMEDOUT

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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