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ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_DISPLAY_MODE_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORT
What Windows rejected: graphics no display mode management support
The useful interpretation of ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_DISPLAY_MODE_MANAGEMENT_SUPPORT (0xC0262341) starts at the vidpn boundary: the adapter or driver path cannot provide the interface required to manipulate VidPN modes. In practical terms, inspect display mode management interface before changing application-wide graphics settings.
Diagnostic discriminator: Microsoft describes this condition as “Failed to acquire display mode management interface.” Use that exact state to separate the value from nearby results in the same subsystem.
Build a useful diagnostic record
| Capture item | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| 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 | display mode management interface |
| Rejected condition | the adapter or driver path cannot provide the interface required to manipulate VidPN modes |
| What to capture | adapter type, WDDM version, output count, DMM acquisition call and driver feature support |
Separate state from capability
- Capture the failing state. Record adapter type, WDDM version, output count, DMM acquisition call and driver feature support.
- Compare the operation on a display-capable WDDM adapter and a render-only or unsupported adapter.
The comparison with ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_VIDPNMGR is especially useful: ERROR_GRAPHICS_NO_VIDPNMGR means the associated manager object is absent.
Verify the repaired path
Gate mode-management code on adapter capability and use supported system configuration APIs.
- debug-layer, ETW or driver diagnostics no longer report the rejected display mode management interface contract during the same scenario.
Technical references
- Microsoft: Introduction to Video Present Networks — background for the display mode management interface.
- Microsoft: VidPN objects and interfaces
- Microsoft: Enumerating cofunctional VidPN modes
- Microsoft: Determining VidPN support
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