What does BSOD 227 (RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED) mean?

 
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RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED

The RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED bug check has a value of 0x000000E3. This indicates that a thread tried to release a resource it did not own.

Important

This topic is for programmers. If you are a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED Parameters

Parameter Description

1

Address of resource

2

Address of thread

3

Address of owner table (if it exists)

4

Reserved

Dump evidence for RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED

For RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED, 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 “RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.

Analysis order for RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED

  • Run WinDbg !analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED 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 resource / owned.
  • For RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED, 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 RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED before collecting the dump and event logs. For RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED, recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.


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