Windows Blue Screen of Death Error 0x00000039 – SYSTEM_EXIT_OWNED_MUTEX

In this post, you’ll learn about the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or Stop Error 0x00000039-SYSTEM_EXIT_OWNED_MUTEX and the reason why you are receiving the error message in Windows 10 or Windows 11

How does this BSOD Error Message in Windows Looks like

0x00000039 – SYSTEM_EXIT_OWNED_MUTEX

Why do you receive the Error 0x00000039 SYSTEM_EXIT_OWNED_MUTEX in Windows?

This BSOD means that the worker routine returned without releasing the mutex object that it owned. BSOD error code 0x00000039 may also show “SYSTEM_EXIT_OWNED_MUTEX” on the same blue screen.