What does HRESULT 0xC0262104 (ERROR_GRAPHICS_TRY_AGAIN_LATER) mean?

 
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ERROR_GRAPHICS_TRY_AGAIN_LATER

ERROR_GRAPHICS_TRY_AGAIN_LATER (0xC0262104) means a transient graphics condition prevented the operation from completing and the caller should retry later. It does not by itself identify a failed adapter or bad resource.

What to check

  • Retry with bounded backoff and a clear timeout instead of a tight retry loop.
  • Recheck whether a display, session, or allocation state is still changing before resubmitting work.
  • If the condition does not clear, collect the first preceding graphics or display-driver error rather than relying only on this retry status.

Useful command

Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 200 | Where-Object { $_.ProviderName -match 'Display|dxgkrnl' }

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