BSOD 0x117 (VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED): causes and diagnosis

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Description: Windows generated a live dump because the display driver failed to respond in time.

Could be also:
Constant	Type	OS
STATUS_BUFFER_ALL_ZEROS	NTSTATUS	Windows

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VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE	NTHV_GUEST_ERROR

VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED

TDR timeout live dump

VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED is bug check code 0x00000117.

This value identifies a live dump, not a real bug check. The display driver failed to respond within the TDR interval, but Windows may still recover the desktop instead of stopping the system.

How to read the parameters

Parameter 1 can point to the TDR recovery context.
Parameter 2 points into the responsible driver module when available.
Parameter 3 is a secondary driver-specific bucketing key.

What to check in the dump

Treat it as early evidence of GPU/display-driver hangs before a full 0x116 crash.
Correlate repeated 0x117 live dumps with Event Viewer display reset messages and 0x116 failures.
Capture driver version, GPU workload, power/thermal data, and whether the issue appears after sleep, mode set, or hot-plug.

References

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