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STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_A_LINKED_ADAPTER
The adapter is not part of a linked configuration
STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_A_LINKED_ADAPTER is a Windows NTSTATUS value from the graphics/display facility. For STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_A_LINKED_ADAPTER, it belongs to the WDDM kernel display stack rather than to a Win32 GDI error alone, so the useful context is usually the adapter, VidPN object, child device, present path, or primary allocation involved in the call.
Some display operations apply only to linked display-adapter configurations, where a lead adapter and chain links are managed together. This status means the adapter supplied to such an operation is not linked to other adapters.
It is a topology-of-adapters problem, not a VidPN source-target path problem. Verify the adapter role before using linked-adapter code paths, especially on systems that can switch between integrated/discrete, muxed, or standalone modes.
What to check for STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_A_LINKED_ADAPTER
- Log adapter identity, LUID, link role, and the expected linked-chain membership.
- Bypass linked-adapter start/power ordering logic for standalone adapters.
- Check whether firmware or mux state changed the adapter configuration since boot.
References for STATUS_GRAPHICS_NOT_A_LINKED_ADAPTER
- Microsoft: Display/graphics driver DDI overview
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
- Microsoft: Automatic Display Switch
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