How to Fix Bad System Config Info error in Windows 11

The Bad System Config Info bug check value 0x00000074 indicates Windows is having trouble processing something that is unable to handle, and to avoid feature loss, the system shutdown with a blue screen error message. It could be a problem with the Boot Configuration Data file, a driver conflict between newly installed hardware or Windows system files get corrupted or missing while upgrading to the latest Windows 11. Again, error in the Windows Registry also causes this bad_system_config_info on Windows 11.

If you are also struggling with a similar problem, Windows 10 frequently restarts or won’t boot with this bad_system_config_info blue screen error, don’t worry, apply the solutions listed below to fix the problem quickly & easily!

BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO Windows 10

Start with basic remove all external devices and restart your PC that fixes the problem if there is a problem with any external devices or it’s not compatible with the current Windows version.

Perform startup repair

If due to this blue screen error, Windows 10 won’t start normally or restart frequently in such case, you need to boot from Windows 10 installation media and perform a startup restart that automatically detects and fixes the problems, prevents Windows from starting normally.

Note: If you don’t have, follow the steps to create Windows 10 installation media.

• Boot from Windows 10 installation media
• Skip the first Screen -> On the Next screen click on Repair computer

• This Will Restart Windows, Next Choose Troubleshoot, then Advanced Options
• Now on the advanced options screen, click startup repair and follow on-screen instructions,
• This will start the diagnosis process, and try to fix the problems to prevent Windows 10 to start normally.

Perform Bootrec Commands

If startup repair doesn’t help, open the command prompt from advanced options and perform the command below to repair or fix the BCD file that may be corrupted or missing and result from a blue screen error at startup.

• bootrec /fixmbr
• bootrec /fixboot
• bootrec /rebuildbcd
• bootrec /scanos

After that, restart Windows and check there is no more Blue Screen Error.

Fix Corrupted Registries

Here is another working solution marked as fix the problem Bad system config info on Windows 10. Again, open the command prompt from advanced options, then perform the copy and paste command listed below one by one.

CD C:\Windows\System32\config

ren X:\Windows\System32\config\DEFAULT DEFAULT.old

ren X:\Windows\System32\config\SAM SAM.old

ren X:\Windows\System32\config\SECURITY SECURITY.old

ren X:\Windows\System32\config\SOFTWARE SOFTWARE.old

ren X:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM SYSTEM.old

The above step has renamed all of the current main registry files. Use the following commands to replace the original with the ones created by the backup:

copy X:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\DEFAULT X:\Windows\System32\config\

copy X:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SAM X:\Windows\System32\config\

copy X:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SECURITY X:\Windows\System32\config\

copy X:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SYSTEM X:\Windows\System32\config\

copy X:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\SOFTWARE X:\Windows\System32\config\

Finally, type in exit to close the Command Prompt window and restart your PC. This Time you should now be able to boot right into your operating system!

Boot into safe mode

Still, need help? boot into safe mode and apply the solutions listed below.

Disable Fast Startup

A few users reported disabling the Fast Startup Feature, help them fix the Bad System Config info Blue Screen Error. You can try disabling fast startup following the steps below and check if this helps.

• Open Control panel, search for and select Power Options
• Choose what the power buttons do, click on Change Settings that Are Currently Unavailable.
• Then, Here under the Shutdown Settings Uncheck the option Turn on Fast Startup ( Recommended )
• Click Save Changes.

Repair Corrupted System Files

Again, corrupted or missing system files also cause Windows 10 startup problems or prevent start normally with different blue screen errors. Run the built-in system file checker utility that automatically detects and restores missing system files with the correct one. And that might help fix this Windows 10 blue screen error as well.

• Open the command prompt as administrator,
• Type command sfc /scannow and hit the enter key,
• This will start scanning the system for missing corrupted files if found any the SFC utility automatically restores them with the correct one from a compressed folder located %WinDir%\System32\dllcache.
• You only need to wait until the scanning process is 100% complete, once done, restart your PC.

Pro tip: If SFC utility Results Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them, then you need to Run The DISM Tool to enable the System File Checker utility to do its job.

Check Disk And Memory Errors

Some Times Disk Drive Errors and bad sectors cause Different startup problems on a Windows computer. We recommend checking and Fix Disk Drive Errors using Disk Check Utility. Also, the faulty Memory (RAM) module can cause Different blue Screen Errors. you Can Check and Fix them using the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool.

Some Other Things To check

Microsoft regularly releases security updates with the latest bug fixes. And installing the latest Windows updates fix the previous problems as well. So make sure your system has installed the latest cumulative updates.

Perform a full system scan with the latest updated antivirus or antimalware to make sure virus or malware infection not causing the problem.

Also, Make sure Windows is not infected with a virus or malware infection. We recommend download & install a good antivirus / Anti-malware with the latest updates and performing a Full System Scan.

Run free system optimizers like CCleaner to Cleanup Junk, Cache, Cookies, and System Error files to free up Disk Space and fix registry errors that not only fix the various problems also optimize the system’s performance well.

Always Avoid Installing Pirated applications (Cracked games, Activators). If you notice the problem started after installing a particular application we recommend uninstalling the application and check.