| Debugging Tools for Windows |
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.
The following parameters are displayed on the blue screen.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | The address of the device object |
| 2 | Reserved |
| 3 | Reserved |
| 4 | Reserved |
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.