What does BSOD 0x17B (PROFILER_CONFIGURATION_ILLEGAL) mean?

 
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PROFILER_CONFIGURATION_ILLEGAL

Illegal kernel profiler configuration for PROFILER_CONFIGURATION_ILLEGAL

PROFILER_CONFIGURATION_ILLEGAL is bug check code 0x0000017B.

This bug check points at kernel profiling or tracing configuration that the system rejected as unsafe or inconsistent. It should be read as a configuration and instrumentation problem, not as a normal application performance issue.

How to read it in a dump

  • Identify active kernel profilers, ETW sessions, sampling sources, and performance counter configuration.
  • The failure can be caused by unsupported sampling mode, bad buffer setup, or incompatible profiling flags.
  • Third-party profilers and security tools can be involved if they program low-level counters.

What to check

  • Disable or update the profiler or monitoring driver that is active in the dump.
  • Check ETW/perf counter configuration and recent tracing changes.
  • Reproduce with symbols and verifier if a driver programs processor performance facilities directly.

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