What is Error 0x00000016? How to Fix this on Windows PC?

If you love to play video games with high-quality graphics and need higher system requirements, you must be familiar with the Error 0x00000016. The error comes in the middle of your game and flashes a blue screen that says your computer needs to restart. And without solving this error you can’t play your favorite games having high- quality graphics.

The error 0x00000016 is one of the many Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) types of errors. They are not harmful to your system but you want to play your game, this error has to leave. You don’t have to look elsewhere for solutions as we are going to provide you all the solutions to fix the issue. Continue reading to find out.

What is Error 0x00000016?

 Error 0x00000016 or the CID HANDLE CREATION error typically appears while you are playing a specific game on your computer. The error stops the game. These kinds of Stop errors have mostly resulted from faulty graphic drivers. The error can also arise from the over-utilization of system resources. Other reasons for the error 0x00000016 include malfunctioning the sleep function of your system’s monitor, or faulty hardware.

We are going to discuss how to solve one problem at a time. Go through the solutions in order. And see which one solution works for you.

Solutions for the CID HANDLE CREATION error / Error code 0x00000016:

Solution 1: Update the graphic drivers

The error 0x00000016 is common in the games which use higher graphics. To solve the error, you should check that the graphic drivers of your system are updated. To check you can follow these steps given below.

• Press Windows key +R.
• To open the Device Manager, you have to type “devmgmt.msc” in the search box and press Enter.
• In the Device Manager, find the graphic drivers under the device drivers section.
• See, if it is enabled or not.
• To enable the graphic card, right-click on it, and choose “Enabled.”
• After enabling the graphic cards, right-click on it again.
• Choose the “Update Driver Software” option.
• You can select the “Search automatically for updated driver software” option and wait until the updating process is complete.
• After the graphic drivers are updated, check if you can play your game without any interruption from the error.

Solution 2: Check if RAM is sufficient  

You have to check that the system RAM is sufficient for your game. To do that, follow these steps.

• Press CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Open Task Manager.
• Check the Disk Utilization.
• See, if the Disk Utilization is shooting to 100% or not.
• If the system RAM is not sufficient, use the ReadyBoost RAM.
• If you see nothing wrong with the system RAM, then go to the next solution.

Solution 3: Uninstall and reinstall the game which is showing error

If any game showing an error, then you should uninstall it.  And Install the same game again on your system then check if the Stop error 0x00000016 is coming again or not. Follow these steps to proceeds this process.

• Go to the Start
• Open the Control Panel.
• Choose Programs and Features.
• Choose the gaming application, which is showing error, and then right-click on the game’s name.
• Click on the Uninstall
• Install the game again. And look for the error.