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STATUS_GRAPHICS_MIRRORING_DEVICES_NOT_SUPPORTED
STATUS_GRAPHICS_MIRRORING_DEVICES_NOT_SUPPORTED means the operation was requested for a GDI mirroring display device, but the operation requires a physical monitor relationship. A mirroring device is a pseudo device used to mirror application drawing for remoting or similar purposes; it does not identify a physical monitor that can supply monitor-specific capabilities.
Keep mirroring devices out of workflows that require a physical output, EDID-derived data, monitor configuration, or a direct display target. Their presence is not an error in enumeration; it is a different device class with different semantics.
How to classify the target
- Inspect the display-device state flags rather than inferring physical presence from the device name.
- Require a non-mirroring, desktop-attached target for physical-monitor operations.
- Use the remoting or capture subsystem's own model when the goal is to mirror pixels rather than control a monitor.
This status prevents a subtle error: treating a pseudo display surface as a hardware monitor and then misdiagnosing missing monitor data as a driver failure.
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