Are you worried about the Wheat uncorrectable BSOD error you get at startup?

Blue Screen of Death error is an indication of some serious problem with your computer. But even that may be so, there’s nothing to worry about.

In this post we’ll look at some simple solutions to fix the issue. So let’s dig in…

About Whea Uncorrectable Error

Also known as a 0xc0000124 error, this error indicates the Windows system has found an incorrectable hardware error. There can be many causes of this error such as corrupt drivers, faulty hardware, driver conflicts, or over-clocked CPU.

In most cases, corrupt drivers are the main cause behind the Whea uncorrectable error.  We have provided two solutions that might fix the issue.

Are you able to boot normally in Windows? If yes, you should try the troubleshooting steps given in Solution 2.

If you cannot boot into Windows, you need to perform the troubleshooting steps given in Solution 1

 Solution 1 – Disable Overclocking

• Click Start Menu and select Settings

• In the next screen, select Update & Security

• Look for Recovery option on the left-hand side and click on it
• Click Restart now

• In the Windows Recovery environment screen, click Troubleshoot->Advanced option-> UEFI firmware settings-> Restart
• After your PC reboots, you need to enter BIOS settings and disable overclocking

After you have disabled overclocking, see if the issue persists. If you are still getting the error, you need to update drivers in Safe Mode by following steps in Solution 2

Solution 2 – Update Drivers in Safe Mode

If you are able to boot normally in Windows, you need to enter Safe Mode and update drivers. Here are the steps to follow

• Click Start Menu and select Settings
• In the next screen, select Update & Security
• Look for Recovery option on the left-hand side and click on it
• Click Restart now
• In Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot

• Select Advanced options
• In the Advanced options screen, select Startup Settings

• In Startup Settings screen, click Restart
• When you see the Startup Settings screen, press 4 number key on the keyboard to Enable Safe Mode

• When the computer boots in Safe mode, press Windows key and R at the same time to invoke Run command
• Type msc in the command box
• In the Device Manager window, look for any red or yellow sign beside any devices. Update driver software for such devices

• Right-click on the device(with a yellow exclamation mark or Red sign) and select Update driver software

• Windows will search for driver updates and install them. If Windows is unable to find drivers, you need to use Driver update software like DriverDownloader to update drivers for such devices

Here are the steps to update drivers automatically using DriverDownloader

Start Download

• Click Start Download to download DriverDownloader software

• When you click Start Download, the software download is initiated. Depending on your browser settings you might get a pop-up with two options –Run or Save. If you select Run option, the browser will start downloading DriverDownloader setup file. After the file is downloaded, you will see a pop-up with an Install If you select Save option, the browser downloads the DriverDownloader setup file to the Downloads folder. You have to browse to the Downloads folder and double-click on the setup file to start the installation.

• Click Install and follow on-screen instructions to install DriverDownloader software

• Once the DriverDownloader software is installed it will scan your system for missing, incompatible, outdated and corrupt drivers and present you with the list of the drivers that need to be updated. The list also includes drivers for devices with a yellow exclamation mark and Red cross. The software will present you with an option to update all drivers with a single click.