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STATUS_GRAPHICS_INCONSISTENT_DEVICE_LINK_STATE
Linked adapter state is inconsistent across the chain
STATUS_GRAPHICS_INCONSISTENT_DEVICE_LINK_STATE is a Windows NTSTATUS value from the graphics/display facility. For STATUS_GRAPHICS_INCONSISTENT_DEVICE_LINK_STATE, 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.
This status means the display stack found a linked-adapter chain where not all adapters are in the expected PnP or power state. Some links may be started, stopped, powered, or removed while others are in a different state.
It is usually a coordination problem across devices rather than a single bad monitor mode. Look for incomplete rollback after a failed start, concurrent power transitions, surprise removal, or platform firmware/mux state that changed only part of the chain.
What to check for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INCONSISTENT_DEVICE_LINK_STATE
- Dump PnP and power state for every link at the same timestamp.
- Check for partially completed start, stop, sleep, resume, or GPU-switch sequences.
- Reset the chain-level state before attempting another lead-link operation.
References for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INCONSISTENT_DEVICE_LINK_STATE
- Microsoft: Display/graphics driver DDI overview
- Microsoft: Automatic Display Switch
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
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