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ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_ACTIVE_VIDPN
What Windows rejected: graphics no active vidpn
ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_ACTIVE_VIDPN, value 0xC0262336, is produced by vidpn when the adapter VidPN manager exists but no active VidPN is committed. The investigation should stay attached to active display topology state and to the exact generation in which it was obtained.
Nearest useful distinction: This value corresponds to “VidPN manager of the display adapter in question does not have an active VidPN.” Keep that condition separate from adjacent errors that may expose the same high-level symptom.
Build a useful diagnostic record
| Capture item | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What to capture | adapter and source IDs, current topology query, PnP/session transition and last mode-set commit |
| Current graph state | VidPN, topology, source and target mode sets, and the present path connecting them |
| Supporting trace | source and target IDs, topology generation, path descriptors, pinned modes, mode-set handles and monitor timing data |
| Object identity | active display topology state |
| Rejected condition | the adapter VidPN manager exists but no active VidPN is committed |
Separate state from capability
- Capture the failing state. Record adapter and source IDs, current topology query, PnP/session transition and last mode-set commit.
- Query during a controlled detach or headless state and again after an output becomes active.
The comparison with ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_VIDPNMGR is especially useful: ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_VIDPNMGR means the manager interface itself is unavailable.
Verify the repaired path
Wait for or create a valid active display configuration before querying active paths.
- debug-layer, ETW or driver diagnostics no longer report the rejected active display topology state contract during the same scenario.
Technical references
- Microsoft: Introduction to Video Present Networks — background for the active display topology state.
- Microsoft: VidPN objects and interfaces
- Microsoft: Enumerating cofunctional VidPN modes
- Microsoft: Determining VidPN support
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