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STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_OWNER
STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_EXCLUSIVE_MODE_OWNER identifies an ownership conflict in the display presentation path. The requested operation needs exclusive ownership of the relevant VidPN source before it can create an unmanaged primary allocation. A VidPN source is an independent view or primary-surface chain; it is not simply a monitor name or an application window.
This status does not by itself show a GPU failure. It says that the source is currently controlled by another display-management client or is not in a state where the requested exclusive operation is valid. Treat a fullscreen transition, a mode-set request, a desktop switch, and a competing display-management component as separate possibilities.
What to record before retrying
- The VidPN source and target IDs, current display topology, and whether the request is creating an unmanaged primary allocation.
- The current application mode: normal windowed presentation, borderless fullscreen, or an exclusive display path.
- Recent topology, session, driver, or display-mode transitions that could have changed the owner.
A retry is meaningful only after the ownership transition has completed. Recreating allocations repeatedly without checking the source owner can turn a transient display-state change into a noisy failure loop.
References
- Microsoft: NTSTATUS reference
- Microsoft: VidPN terminology
- Microsoft: direct flip and display presentation
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