Error Messages

Process Monitor “Unable to write PROCMON23.SYS” Enabling Boot Logging

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Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It can also trace the entire boot process and save to a PML log file. When enabling the setting “Enable Boot Logging” from the Options menu in Process Monitor, the following error may pop up:Read more

Error “Cannot find your camera” 0xC00DABE0 or 0xA00F4244 in Windows 10

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If your webcam or Camera app in Windows 10 won’t open and you get an error message saying that we can’t find or can’t start your camera (including error codes 0xA00F4244 or 0x200F4244), the cause might be antivirus software that’s blocking the webcam or camera, or it could be an outdated webcam driver.Read more

Error 0x80070091 “The directory is not empty” When Deleting or Copying a Folder

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0x80070091 directory not empty

When you attempt to delete a folder or copy it to another location or drive, the following error may pop up:

Interrupted Action.

An unexpected error is keeping you from deleting the folder. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.

Error 0x80070091: The directory is not empty.

0x80070091 directory not empty

0x80070091 (ERROR_DIR_NOT_EMPTY) – Decimal 145 – The directory is not empty.

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System Restore Error 0x80042308 “Object could not be found”

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System Restore Error 0x80042308 “Object could not be found”

When you attempt to create a new Restore Point, the error 0x80042308 may pop up and the restore point isn’t created:

The restore point could not be created for the following reason:

The specified object could not be found. (0x80042308)

Please try again.

System Restore Error 0x80042308 “Object could not be found”

Also, the same error code appears when you create a backup using the built-in Windows Backup and Restore tool. It reports the following error:

The backup did not complete successfully. A shadow copy could not be created for the following reason: The specified object was not found. (0x80042308)

And the failed backup task records an event log entry with ID: 4100.

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Windows Backup
Date:          
Event ID:      4100
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      
Description:
File backup failed because a shadow copy could not be created. The system might be low on resources. The error is: (0x80042308).

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