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docs(desktop): explain Windows crash codes and how to find the faulting module - #2133
A ## If ComfyUI Crashes with a Windows Error Code section on the Windows platform page (plus three subsections), because the docs explained a memory access violation in one sentence and gave users nothing to act on. The page now covers:
Where the code appears. A crash during startup fails the launch with Process exited with code 3221225477 / 0xC0000005 (memory access violation ...); a crash after ComfyUI has started shows the ComfyUI exited unexpectedly card with exit code 3221225477 / 0xC0000005, the tail of the error output, and Restart ComfyUI / Back.
What the code means. 3221225477 in decimal is 0xC0000005, STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION. The same decimal and hex pair covers 0xC000001D, 0xC0000409 and 0xC0000374, without naming the fault in the UI.
Where the full log is.<install folder>\logs\comfyui.log, plus the Manage panel's Terminal tab (an interactive shell for the same installation).
How to find the faulting module. Event Viewer → Windows Logs → Application → Application Error → Faulting module name, with a table mapping driver DLLs, PyTorch/CUDA package DLLs, and the Visual C++ runtime DLLs to a fix.
Two causes to rule out. A model that does not fit in memory, and an interrupted dependency sync.
Startup-failure message and why the card cannot appear on that path: src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/launch.ts (describeExitCode, earlyExitPromise, _runningSessions), src/renderer/src/stores/progressStore.ts
No upstream PR to cite: this documents behaviour that has shipped for several releases, not a new change.
Languages
English plus zh, ja, ko and es, including localized headings, the manage anchors for each locale, and refreshed translationSourceHash / translationBlockHashes. The quoted app strings (Process exited with code ..., exit code ... / 0xC0000005) stay in English because they are not localized in the app; zh uses the shipped zh UI labels for the card and buttons (ComfyUI 意外退出 / 重启 ComfyUI / 返回), matching locales/zh.json.
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No em dashes in any of the five files
No screenshots: the subject is a Windows native crash, which cannot be staged on this machine, and the section has no UI surface of its own.
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Walkthrough
The Windows installation guides add localized instructions for interpreting native crash codes, checking ComfyUI logs and Event Viewer, identifying faulting modules, and investigating memory or dependency synchronization issues.
Changes: Windows crash troubleshooting
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Summary
Crash codes and logs installation/desktop/windows.mdx, es/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/windows.mdx
The guides explain startup and post-launch crash messages, describe Windows error codes, and show where to find logs. They also describe what a Python import chain at the end of a log can indicate. Translation metadata is updated for the added content.
The guides explain how to find a faulting module in Event Viewer and connect driver, PyTorch/CUDA, and Visual C++ runtime faults to troubleshooting steps. They also document the runtime-file check for 0xC0000005.
Memory and dependency-sync causes installation/desktop/windows.mdx, es/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, ja/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, ko/installation/desktop/windows.mdx, zh/installation/desktop/windows.mdx
The guides identify insufficient memory and interrupted dependency synchronization as possible causes, with suggested responses.
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- Line 96: Update the Windows crash-troubleshooting instruction to select the
“Application Error” event and verify that “Faulting application name” or
“Faulting application path” identifies the instance’s python.exe; do not
describe python.exe as the event source. Apply the same correction to the
corresponding translated instructions.
- Line 76: Update the Windows 0xC0000005 guidance in all four translations to
avoid attributing the access violation to a missing or faulty DLL/PYD based on
the code alone. Present native-library damage as one possibility and advise
using the crash event or a dump to investigate the cause.
- Line 104: Update the Windows crash-troubleshooting instructions so missing
runtime files reported in the failure message direct readers to install the
Visual C++ runtime, rather than skip its installation row. Keep this
missing-file check separate from the Event Viewer faulting-module table, and
apply the correction to every locale.
- Line 108: Update the “A model that does not fit in memory” guidance so a crash
during model loading does not assume system RAM is exhausted: tell readers to
check logs and RAM or VRAM usage before identifying the exhausted resource.
Apply the same correction to the corresponding translations.
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- Line 78: Update the description of 0xC0000409 in the Windows installation
documentation across all five languages to identify it as a fail-fast exception,
noting that a stack buffer overrun is one possible cause rather than its
universal meaning. Leave the descriptions of the other error codes unchanged.
- Line 88: Update the troubleshooting guidance in the Terminal tab section so a
final Python import chain is not treated as proof that startup failed before any
workflow ran; direct readers to check earlier log lines for the execution stage.
Apply the same correction to the corresponding translated text.
- Line 109: Update the interrupted dependency sync guidance to tell users to
back up needed files from the instance folder before reinstalling. Clarify that
using Uninstall permanently deletes the installation and its files, while shared
model directories remain unaffected; do not imply Uninstall is the only way to
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## If ComfyUI Crashes with a Windows Error Codesection on the Windows platform page (plus three subsections), because the docs explained a memory access violation in one sentence and gave users nothing to act on. The page now covers:Process exited with code 3221225477 / 0xC0000005 (memory access violation ...); a crash after ComfyUI has started shows the ComfyUI exited unexpectedly card withexit code 3221225477 / 0xC0000005, the tail of the error output, and Restart ComfyUI / Back.STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION. The same decimal and hex pair covers0xC000001D,0xC0000409and0xC0000374, without naming the fault in the UI.<install folder>\logs\comfyui.log, plus the Manage panel's Terminal tab (an interactive shell for the same installation).Fact sources (Comfy-Desktop
origin/main, cbe2f0f6)locales/en.json(comfyLifecycle.crashedTitle/crashedDescAccessViolation/restart),src/renderer/src/panel/ComfyLifecycleView.vuesrc/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/launch.ts(describeExitCode,earlyExitPromise,_runningSessions),src/renderer/src/stores/progressStore.tssrc/main/lib/exitCodeInfo.tssrc/main/lib/logRotation.ts,src/main/lib/ipc/sessionActions/launch.ts(openLogStream)src/renderer/src/views/comfyUISettings/ConsoleTerminalPane.vue,src/main/lib/terminal.tssrc/main/lib/vcRuntimeAudit.tssrc/main/lib/gpu.ts,src/main/sources/standalone/torchIndexManifest.tssrc/main/lib/pip.ts(installFilteredRequirementsDetailed),src/main/sources/standalone/updateOrchestrator.tsNo upstream PR to cite: this documents behaviour that has shipped for several releases, not a new change.
Languages
English plus zh, ja, ko and es, including localized headings, the
manageanchors for each locale, and refreshedtranslationSourceHash/translationBlockHashes. The quoted app strings (Process exited with code ...,exit code ... / 0xC0000005) stay in English because they are not localized in the app; zh uses the shipped zh UI labels for the card and buttons (ComfyUI 意外退出 / 重启 ComfyUI / 返回), matchinglocales/zh.json.Checks
check-structure-parity(baseupstream/main): OKcheck-anchors --only-changed: OKtranslate --dry-runfor the page: 0 pendingNo screenshots: the subject is a Windows native crash, which cannot be staged on this machine, and the section has no UI surface of its own.