Windows
When entering S3/S4, GFX receives D0 request
What is the D0? Set BP on our handler, and filter by cond BP for set power state 12: kd> bl 0 e Disable Clear fffff802`7b359020 000
read more0x133.0 NPU Line Interrupt
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 31 Mar, 2025
The BSOD sequence of event looks like this:OS is starting up NPU device.Something w
read moreSelf-Signed WHQL Certificate for Testing
Root Certificate $params = @{ Type = 'Custom' SerialNumber = '28cc3a25bfba44ac449a9b586b4339aa' KeyAlgorithm = 'RSA' HashAlgo
read more0x19C.50 WuReject PostT7Delay
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 05 Mar, 2025
In dce110_edp_backlight_control, we request a wait of "post_T7_delay". This wait was n
read moreNT Wait Times
NT Wait Time OS store shared data as nt!_KUSER_SHARED_DATA . It is always mapped to 0xfffff78000000000 in all process. It is done through page t
read moreWinDbg System Uptime
Trace print code of “System Uptime” unicode string. 0:007> !for_each_module s-u @#Base @#End "System Uptime" 00007ffe`d8ec8e30 0053 0079 0073
read more0x9F.3 Gfx Stuck Cause Acp PoIrp Timeout
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 06 Feb, 2025
5: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000009F Arguments 00000000`00000003 ffffcf07`04d3caf0 ffffcd04`6bb4f010 ffffcf07`0dec88a0 9: kd> k # Child-SP
read more0x19C.50 Lid
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 25 Dec, 2024
2: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000019C Arguments 00000000`00000050 ffffbf87`de64a3c0 00000000`00000000 00000000`000000002: kd> !thread
read more0x0 Live Lid Close Open Screen Dim
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 13 Dec, 2024
Symptom The display dims automatically 5s after lid close → open. Issue occurs only on SKUs with ToF sensor (HPD). Display Connect a live syste
read more0x50 AcpBt EBox Plug In
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 14 Nov, 2024
Issue Description Repro step:Boot system without EBOX connected normally connect EBOX with RTX3060 Wait 5s System BSODIssue CND if
read more0x0 Live AcpWdfWorkItem Leak
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 14 Nov, 2024
Customer observed higher memory usage after using Edge to play music overnight. Captured live dump after playing music for a while. 0: kd> !p
read moreRundown Protection
Acquire with nt!ExAcquireRundownProtection. 0: kd> uf fffff802`148c8d80 nt!ExAcquireRundownProtection [minkernel\ntos\ex\rundown.c @ 333]: 3
read moreRecursively Debug User-Mode Child Process
When you enable “debug child process” in WinDbg, it only attempts to debug the children. 0:000> sxe -c ".childdbg 1;bu wlanapi!WlanQueryInterfac
read more0x9F.3 Strix S4
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 22 Jul, 2024
5: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000009F Arguments 00000000`00000003 ffff800f`943e4360 ffffc906`fbaa7178 ffff800f`a4a6c7505: kd> !irp ffff
read more!pte "Levels not implemented for this platform"
!pte command comes from extension kdexts.dll, which is bundled with debuggers for Windows package. The command performs machine type check with t
read morePower IRP Source
All Windows drivers / component / internally dispatch Power IRP with the routine. 0: kd> dt nt!PoRequestPowerIrp PoRequestPowerIrp long ( _D
read more0x133.1 3xW6400 PBR
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 30 Mar, 2024
0: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 00000133 Arguments 00000000`00000001 00000000`00001e00 fffff807`0a91c340 00000000`000000000: kd> !corelis
read more0x9F.3 Strix Stress ACP
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 04 Mar, 2024
6: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000009F Arguments 00000000`00000003 ffff948f`e9be4060 ffffe381`3d0ef040 ffff948f`ee90eba06: kd> !addrMap
read more0x19C.50 Stx S3S4Restart
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 21 Feb, 2024
6: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000019C Arguments 00000000`00000050 ffff800b`a18fa380 00000000`00000000 00000000`000000006: kd> .thread
read more0x19C.50 Stx S4 Resume Video Playing
- Nick Kuo
- BSOD Analysis
- 21 Feb, 2024
5: kd> .bugcheck Bugcheck code 0000019C Arguments 00000000`00000050 ffff808e`23621380 00000000`00000000 00000000`000000005: kd> !thread
read moreSession Space
When debugging Windows kernels, sometimes you see addresses that “looks” like kernel space memory. It begins with 0xffff, resides within module presen
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