ERROR_SXS_CORRUPTION 0x80073703

Error code 14083 · HRESULT 0x80073703

WINDOWS

The application isolation metadata for this process or thread has become corrupt.

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_SXS_CORRUPTION is a Windows error code (system error 14083, returned as HRESULT 0x80073703) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “The application isolation metadata for this process or thread has become corrupt.”

How to fix ERROR_SXS_CORRUPTION

  1. Run Windows Memory Diagnostic (mdsched.exe) to exclude failing RAM
  2. Recent kernel memory faults usually trace to drivers — update graphics and chipset first
  3. Check the crash dump in C:\Windows\Minidump with WinDbg to identify the module

Related errors

ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPTERROR_SXS_CANT_GEN_ACTCTXERROR_SXS_CORRUPT_ACTIVATION_STACKERROR_SXS_EARLY_DEACTIVATIONERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSINGERROR_SXS_INVALID_DEACTIVATIONERROR_SXS_INVALID_ASSEMBLY_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE_NAME

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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