BSOD 0xB4 (VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE): causes and diagnosis

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Description: VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE means Windows could not initialize the display driver path needed to enter graphics mode.

Could be also:
Constant	Type	OS
ERROR_INVALID_SEGMENT_NUMBER	Win32 error	Windows

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VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE

The VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE bug check has a value of 0x000000B4. This indicates that Windows was unable to enter graphics mode.

VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE Parameters

None

Cause

The system was not able to go into graphics mode because no display drivers were able to start.

This usually occurs when no video miniport drivers are able to load successfully.

Check which display miniports failed to start and whether fallback graphics can initialize; firmware and early boot graphics configuration are part of this path.

References

Microsoft: Bug Check Code Reference

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