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ERROR_GRAPHICS_PVP_HFS_FAILED
Hardware validation failed before an output policy could be trusted
ERROR_GRAPHICS_PVP_HFS_FAILED reports failure of the protected video path Hardware Functionality Scan. The scan validates security-relevant graphics functionality used to keep decrypted frames inside the trusted processing and output path. It is therefore different from a missing monitor capability or an unsupported OPM command.
Focus on the graphics stack and platform state: display miniport version, GPU firmware, protected-media components, recent virtualization changes, and whether the adapter is running through a fallback or remote driver. A retry after a clean graphics-stack restart can distinguish a transient initialization problem from reproducible hardware or driver validation failure, but applications should not downgrade protection silently when the content policy requires a validated path.
Useful evidence for a protected-path investigation
- GPU, firmware, WDDM driver, and Windows build versions.
- Whether the active adapter is physical, virtualized, remote, or a basic display driver.
- The protected-content operation that triggered the scan.
- Event logs and device-reset events immediately before the failure.
References
- Microsoft: role of OPM in the protected output path
- Microsoft: authenticated OPM session and signed driver requirements
- Microsoft: protected-output initialization sequence
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