Bug Check 0x36: DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO
The DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO bug check has a value of 0x00000036. This indicates that a driver attempted to delete a device object that still had a positive reference count.
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DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO Parameters
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
1 |
The address of the device object |
2 |
Reserved |
3 |
Reserved |
4 |
Reserved |
Cause
A device driver has attempted to delete one of its device objects from the system, but the reference count for that object was non-zero.
This means there are still outstanding references to the device. (The reference count indicates the number of reasons why this device object cannot be deleted.)
This is a bug in the calling device driver.
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