Windows Blue Screen of Death Error 0x00000079 – MISMATCHED_HAL

In this post, you’ll learn about the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or Stop Error 0x00000079-MISMATCHED_HAL 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

0x00000079 – MISMATCHED_HAL

Why do you receive the Error 0x00000079 MISMATCHED_HAL in Windows?

This BSOD means that the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) revision level or configuration does not match that of the kernel or the computer. BSOD error code 0x00000079 may also show “MISMATCHED_HAL” on the same blue screen.