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Bug Check 0xFD: DIRTY_NOWRITE_PAGES_CONGESTION

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The DIRTY_NOWRITE_PAGES_CONGESTION bug check has a value of 0x000000FD. This indicates that there are no free pages available to continue basic system operations.

Important

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

DIRTY_NOWRITE_PAGES_CONGESTION Parameters

Parameter Description

1

Total number of dirty pages

2

Number of non-writeable dirty pages

3

Reserved

4

Most recently modified write-error status

Cause

This bug check usually occurs because the component that owns the modified non-writeable pages failed to write out these pages after marking the relevant files as "do not write" to memory management. This indicates a driver bug.

Resolution

For more information about which driver is causing the problem, use the !vm 3 extension, followed by !memusage 1 .