BSOD 218 (SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE): causes and diagnosis

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Description: SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE a driver or kernel component used a system page-table-entry routine incorrectly. Parameter 1 selects the misuse and the remaining.

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SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE

SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE meaning

SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE is bug check 0x000000DA. A driver or kernel component used a system page-table-entry routine incorrectly. Parameter 1 selects the misuse and the remaining parameters identify the tracking structure, mapping, or address.

How to analyze SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE

Decode Parameter 1 and inspect system PTE allocation/free symmetry, MDL mapping calls, cache type, address range, IRQL, and whether a mapping was released twice or used after release.

Preserve the complete dump, all four parameters, Windows build, loaded modules, and the event timeline before changing drivers or firmware while investigating SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE.
Run !analyze -v and follow the parameter-specific objects and the stack associated with SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE rather than relying only on the symbolic name or a single probable-cause line.
Compare multiple dumps when available; a stable instruction or object path associated with SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE is stronger evidence than a module that appears only after earlier corruption.

Recovery boundary for SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE

Fix the mapping lifecycle in the responsible driver. Increasing system PTE resources cannot correct misuse of an allocation or mapping API.

Official references for SYSTEM_PTE_MISUSE

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