What does BSOD 309 (REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION) mean?

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Description: REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION identifies a Windows bug check whose dump parameters and stack determine the failing component.

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ERROR_NOTIFICATION_GUID_ALREADY_DEFINED	Win32 error	Windows

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REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION

The REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION bug check has a value of 0x00000135. This bugcheck is caused by an unhandled exception in a registry filtering driver.

Important

This topic is for programmers. If you are a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION Parameters

Parameter	Description
1	Exception Code
2	Address of the context record for the exception that caused the bugcheck
3	The driver's callback routine address
4	Reserved

Cause

This bugcheck indicates that a registry filtering driver didn't handle an exception inside its notification routine.

Resolution for REGISTRY_FILTER_DRIVER_EXCEPTION

The !analyze debug extension displays information about the bug check and can be helpful in determining the root cause. Identify the offending driver by using the 3rd parameter.

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