ERROR_PAGE_FAULT_PAGING_FILE 0x800702EF

Error code 751 · HRESULT 0x800702EF

WINDOWS

Page fault was satisfied by reading from a secondary storage device.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
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What it means

ERROR_PAGE_FAULT_PAGING_FILE is a Windows error code (system error 751, returned as HRESULT 0x800702EF) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “Page fault was satisfied by reading from a secondary storage device.”

How to fix ERROR_PAGE_FAULT_PAGING_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_PAGE_FAULT_GUARD_PAGEERROR_PAGE_FAULT_COPY_ON_WRITEERROR_PAGE_FAULT_DEMAND_ZEROERROR_PAGE_FAULT_TRANSITIONERROR_CACHE_PAGE_LOCKEDERROR_CRASH_DUMPERROR_BUFFER_ALL_ZEROS

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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