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Router error message at shutdown of PC
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Hello:
I have started getting an error message when turning off or restarting my computer (PC, Windows 10). I have the latest router firmware.
Message: Netgear USB Control Center; ControlCenter.exe; Application error.
The instruction at 0x00000000771EC240 referenced memory at 0x0000000000000004. The memory could not be read. Click on OK to terminate the program.
Router works at next startup, so I wonder what this can be. Any suggestions?
Thanks/Hans L
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> Message: Netgear USB Control Center; ControlCenter.exe; Application
> error.
That's a message on your computer about software on your computer.
It's not directly related to your router or its firmware.
> The instruction at 0x00000000771EC240 referenced memory at
> 0x0000000000000004. [...]
That's what's known in the trade as a bug.
> Router works at next startup, so I wonder what this can be. [...]
Looks to me like what it says: a run-time error in
"ControlCenter.exe", which seems to be part of some "Netgear USB Control
Center" package.
> [...] Any suggestions?
Remove the "Netgear USB Control Center" package? If you're actually
using it for something, then you might try installing it again.
> [...] I have the Control Center, but it does not seem to be able to
> control anything.
"seem"? None of that is a useful problem description. It does not
say what you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As
usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
(error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
What "router" are you using? That message is usually related to a usb device plugged into the computer. Like a wireless network card.
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
I added model in "Model" field, but just in case:
R6400|AC1759 Smart WiFi Router
Sorry I forgot to mention it.
Hans L
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
Your pc is giving you that message?
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
Yes. I shut down the computer, and, as I remember it, one 'app' (the "Netgear" 'app') was holding up the shutdown, and I was given the option of forcing a shutdown.
Hans L
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
Which app?
do you use it?
You could disable it on startup. Or uninstall/reinstall it.
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
Don't know which app. "App" came from this:
Error message: Netgear USB Control Center; ControlCenter.exe; Application error.
Regards,
Hans L
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
Do you have netgear genie installed?
Do you use it?
Try disabling it through your startup menu.
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
I can only find four links to Genie, but not an .exe or such. I have the Control Center, but it does not seem to be able to control anything.
Hans L
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> Message: Netgear USB Control Center; ControlCenter.exe; Application
> error.
That's a message on your computer about software on your computer.
It's not directly related to your router or its firmware.
> The instruction at 0x00000000771EC240 referenced memory at
> 0x0000000000000004. [...]
That's what's known in the trade as a bug.
> Router works at next startup, so I wonder what this can be. [...]
Looks to me like what it says: a run-time error in
"ControlCenter.exe", which seems to be part of some "Netgear USB Control
Center" package.
> [...] Any suggestions?
Remove the "Netgear USB Control Center" package? If you're actually
using it for something, then you might try installing it again.
> [...] I have the Control Center, but it does not seem to be able to
> control anything.
"seem"? None of that is a useful problem description. It does not
say what you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As
usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
(error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
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Re: Router error message at shutdown of PC
removed the Netgear USB Control Center package and no longer get the error message. Thanks!
Hans L
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