What does NTSTATUS 0xC01E035C (STATUS_GRAPHICS_CLIENTVIDPN_NOT_SET) mean?

 
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STATUS_GRAPHICS_CLIENTVIDPN_NOT_SET

There is no client VidPN associated with this adapter state

A client VidPN represents a mode-management request initiated by a client such as user-mode display configuration. This status means that no such client VidPN is currently set on the adapter.

The wording is important: the adapter may still have an active VidPN, but no client-initiated VidPN for the operation being attempted. This often occurs before any user-mode mode change has been made, after cleanup of a previous request, or when kernel code queries client state during adapter initialization.

What to check

  • Distinguish active VidPN state from client VidPN state in logs.
  • Only query client VidPN data after the path that sets it has actually run.
  • When no user-mode mode change occurred, treat this as missing request context rather than display hardware failure.

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