What does HRESULT 0xC0262114 (ERROR_GRAPHICS_INVALID_ALLOCATION_HANDLE) mean?

 
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ERROR_GRAPHICS_INVALID_ALLOCATION_HANDLE

ERROR_GRAPHICS_INVALID_ALLOCATION_HANDLE (0xC0262114) means the allocation handle passed to the graphics operation is invalid. It can occur when an application or driver uses a stale, closed, or wrong-device resource handle.

What to check

  • Validate the handle before use and remove it from caches when the resource is destroyed or the device is reset.
  • Do not share handles across devices or adapters unless the API explicitly supports that model.
  • Correlate the error with prior device-loss or resource-lifetime events.

Useful command

Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 150 | Where-Object { $_.ProviderName -match 'Display|dxgkrnl' }

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