What does BSOD 452 (DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP) mean?

DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP

DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP meaning

DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP is bug check 0x000001C4. Driver Verifier captured a live dump for a detected driver violation. The machine may continue running, but the dump records a verifier rule failure that still requires driver analysis.

How to analyze DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP

Preserve the live dump, verifier configuration, selected-driver list, Parameter 1 rule id, and the stack at detection. Confirm that the artifact is a live dump rather than the fatal 0xC4 stop before interpreting system availability.

• Preserve the complete dump, all four parameters, Windows build, loaded modules, and the event timeline before changing drivers or firmware while investigating DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP.
• Run !analyze -v and follow the parameter-specific objects and the stack associated with DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP 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 DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP is stronger evidence than a module that appears only after earlier corruption.

Recovery boundary for DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP

Correct the monitored driver even if Windows continued running. Repeated live dumps indicate an unresolved contract violation and can consume storage or precede a fatal crash.

Official references for DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP

• Microsoft: DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION_LIVEDUMP bug check
• Microsoft: Bug check code reference
• Microsoft: Analyze a kernel-mode dump with WinDbg

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