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STATUS_GRAPHICS_INTERNAL_ERROR
The display stack reported an internal graphics error
STATUS_GRAPHICS_INTERNAL_ERROR is a Windows NTSTATUS value from the graphics/display facility. For STATUS_GRAPHICS_INTERNAL_ERROR, it belongs to the WDDM kernel display stack rather than to a Win32 GDI error alone, so the useful context is usually the adapter, VidPN object, child device, present path, or primary allocation involved in the call.
This status is intentionally broad. It means the graphics/display subsystem encountered an internal failure that was not exposed through a more specific NTSTATUS value. It may come from VidPN management, child-device handling, adapter state, allocation metadata, or another WDDM path.
Because the status is not specific, it should never be the only diagnostic artifact. The useful evidence is the call site, adapter and path identifiers, preceding status values, and whether the failure followed hot-plug, power transition, driver recovery, or mode-set work.
What to check for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INTERNAL_ERROR
- Capture the exact DDI/API call, adapter LUID, source ID, target ID, and previous graphics status.
- Search earlier logs for a more specific validation or state-machine failure.
- Correlate with TDR, display-driver recovery, power transitions, and hot-plug events.
References for STATUS_GRAPHICS_INTERNAL_ERROR
- Microsoft: Display/graphics driver DDI overview
- Microsoft: Introduction to Video Present Networks
- Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values
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