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Bug Check 0xCE: DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS

The DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS bug check has a value of 0x000000CE. This indicates that a driver failed to cancel pending operations before unloading.

Important Info If You Have Received a STOP Code

If you received a blue screen error, or stop code, the computer has shut down abruptly to protect itself from data loss. A hardware device, its driver, or related software might have caused this error. If your copy of Windows came with your computer, call the manufacturer of your computer. If you purchased Windows separately from your computer, Microsoft provides support. To find contact info for Microsoft or your computer manufacturer, Contact Support.

If you have experience with computers and want to try to recover from this error, follow the steps provided in the Microsoft article Resolving STOP (Blue Screen) Errors in Windows.

These actions might prevent an error like this from happening again:

  1. Download and install updates and device drivers for your computer from Windows Update.
  2. Scan your computer for computer viruses.
  3. Check your hard disk for errors.

DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS Parameters

The following parameters are displayed on the blue screen.

ParameterDescription

1

Memory address referenced

2

0: Read

1: Write

3

Address that referenced memory (if known)

4

Reserved

 

If the driver responsible for the error can be identified, its name is printed on the blue screen and stored in memory at the location (PUNICODE_STRING) KiBugCheckDriver.

Cause

This driver failed to cancel lookaside lists, DPCs, worker threads, or other such items before unload.

 

 

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Build date: 4/9/2013

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