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SAVER_WATCHDOG
SAVER_WATCHDOG: interpret the capture reason, not a public stop-code contract
SAVER_WATCHDOG (0x0000F004) classifies a diagnostic capture where a watchdog deadline expired before the watched component reported progress. SAVER values are diagnostic categories; the public symbol does not provide a stable bugcheck-parameter contract that identifies one defective driver by itself.
Capture the evidence that belongs to this category
Preserve watchdog owner/name, configured deadline, last heartbeat/progress marker, blocked thread, wait chain, and target operation. Also keep the Windows build, dump type, producer, WER/event correlation, and relevant process or package identity.
What the investigation should prove
The goal is to prove which progress signal was missed and why, rather than merely increasing the timeout. Use the dump and surrounding events to find the first concrete blocked transition or failing component; do not manufacture parameter meanings from the numeric SAVER value.
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