STOP: C00002e3 Security Accounts Manager Initialization failed - Error Status: 0xc0000001 Active Directory -Windows Server Restarts Right before Login Screen

STOP C00002e3 Security Accounts Manager Initialization failed is less critical for the person who is having this issue on a simple virtual machine or his own computer. I know, the title of this post is obviously general but if your computer is not a Domain Controller I can’t say that this solution will work for you as well.I got this issue on my Primary Domain Controller based Windows Server 2008 and it keep restarting before Login screen, there was Mouse Pointer and Black Screen before restarting. Well I rectify this and troubleshoot this error in steps below;

Step 1:– Press F8 and Boot in “Last Known Good Configurations Mode” (Not working)
Step 2:– Press F8 and Boot in “Safe-Mode” (All options tried but it continues with same behavior)
Step 3:– Press F8 and Choose “Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure Option”. It gives below blue screen with following text. Read further here STOP C00002e3 Security Accounts Manager Initialization failed

Comments