ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT: How to Fix

If you’re getting an error message with a code ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT 553 (0x229), it means that your computer hit its limit for profiling objects.

What does that mean? You may have overused a tool like Task Manager, Performance Monitor or third-party performance monitors or debugging tools.

Here’s how you fix it:

How to fix ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT

First, try restarting your PC. It’ll close up forgotten processes and reinitialize necessary tasks junk-free.

1. Reset Task Manager

1. If the issue happened when you used Task Manager, launch the app (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).
2. Go to Settings.
3. Scroll down and click the Reset All Settings to Default button.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset.

💡 If the option is greyed out, it means that the Task Manager is already set to default and the ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT message was triggered by something else.

2. Repair corrupt system files

1. Press Ctrl+ S, type cmd, and select Run as administrator.
2. Type sfc/scannow and press Enter.
3. Wait for the process to complete. This command will scan for and fix corrupt files on your system.
4. Restart your PC and check if the issue persists.

3. Uninstall problematic app

1. If you get the error when using a third-party tool, go to Settings.
2. Select Apps> Installed Apps.
3. Locate the application causing the error, click the 3 dots next to it, and select Uninstall.
4. Restart your PC and check if the ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT issue persists.

It’s possible that the app itself is buggy. You can try fixing this by reinstalling or contacting support, or you can get another debugging or system-monitoring app.

4. Revert to a previous version of your OS

1. Type Ctrl + S, enter Recovery, and open the Recovery app.
2. Select Open System Restore.
3. You’ll get a list of previous states of your PC with a few details of changes made.
4. Click on the version you want to revert back to and click Next.
5. Confirm by clicking Finish and wait for the process to complete.
6. Restart your PC. Now the profiling error should be gone.

This process lets you go back to a previous state of your computer when you haven’t done the changes or installed the apps that caused the error.

Before you start, it’s best to create a backup of the files you deem important to prevent data loss.

That’s it. Here’s how you get rid of the ERROR_PROFILING_AT_LIMIT Windows BSoD. If you’re still having problems with it or figured out a different way to fix it, please let us know in the comments below.