What does BSOD 132 (RECOM_DRIVER) mean?

RECOM_DRIVER

Legacy RECOM driver failure for RECOM_DRIVER

RECOM_DRIVER is bug check code 0x00000084. This bug check name is a historical driver bucket. It is useful only when the dump stack or loaded-module list identifies the specific driver path that raised it; the name alone does not identify a modern Windows subsystem.

How to read it in a dump

• Arguments and symbolic name are secondary to the crashing module and stack.
• Treat it as a driver-originated stop unless the dump shows a more specific subsystem.
• Avoid writing a root cause from the constant name alone.

What to check

• Start with !analyze -v and lmvm for the suspect module.
• Check whether an old or vendor-specific driver is loaded.
• Use Driver Verifier if a reproducible driver path is identified.

References

• Microsoft Driver Verifier documentation
• Microsoft Bug Check Code Reference
• Crash dump files and WinDbg

Dump evidence

Preserve the complete dump, the four bug-check parameters, the exact Windows build, loaded-module list, and the event timeline immediately before the stop. AllStat summarizes the condition as “this result”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.

Analysis order

• Run WinDbg !analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line.
• find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with recom / driver.
• keep third-party filter, security, storage, graphics, and virtualization drivers in the module inventory; removing evidence before dump analysis can obscure the responsible path.

Do not repeatedly reboot a machine affected by this result before collecting the dump and event logs. Recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.

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