ERROR_DISK_RESET_FAILED 0x80070468

Error code 1128 · HRESULT 0x80070468

WINDOWS

While accessing the hard disk, a disk controller reset was needed, but even that failed.

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_DISK_RESET_FAILED is a Windows error code (system error 1128, returned as HRESULT 0x80070468) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “While accessing the hard disk, a disk controller reset was needed, but even that failed.”

How to fix ERROR_DISK_RESET_FAILED

  1. Run the affected program as administrator (right-click → Run as administrator)
  2. Check permissions on the target resource: Properties → Security → your account
  3. Check Event Viewer → Windows Logs → Security for the matching audit entry
  4. Run 'chkdsk /scan' on the affected volume and read the report
  5. Check disk health: 'wmic diskdrive get status' or CrystalDiskInfo SMART values
  6. If errors return on a clean disk, replace the drive — sectors are degrading

Related errors

ERROR_DISK_CORRUPTERROR_DISK_FULLERROR_DISK_OPERATION_FAILEDERROR_DISK_RECALIBRATE_FAILEDERROR_EOM_OVERFLOWERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_SERVER_MEMORYERROR_FLOPPY_BAD_REGISTERS

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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