What does BSOD 279 (VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED) mean?

 
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VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED

TDR timeout live dump

VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED is bug check code 0x00000117. The built-in table identifies it as VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED; the useful diagnostic question is what Windows component raised the stop and which invariant failed.

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.

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