Windows System Errors

Windows System Errors 25 — ERROR_SEEK

In Windows System Errors, code 25 is ERROR_SEEK. The official source describes it as “The drive cannot locate a specific area or track on the disk.”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code25
SymbolERROR_SEEK
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Official definition

The drive cannot locate a specific area or track on the disk.

In plain language

In Windows System Errors, code 25 is ERROR_SEEK. The official source describes it as “The drive cannot locate a specific area or track on the disk.”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.

Authoritative source

Microsoft Learn — System Error Codes

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