Debugging Tools for Windows

Bug Check 0xEC: SESSION_HAS_VALID_SPECIAL_POOL_ON_EXIT

The SESSION_HAS_VALID_SPECIAL_POOL_ON_EXIT bug check has a value of 0x000000EC. This indicates that a session unload occurred while a session driver still held memory.

Parameters

The following parameters are displayed on the blue screen.

Parameter Description
1 The session ID
2 The number of special pool pages that are leaking
3 Reserved
4 Reserved

Cause

This error is caused by a session driver not freeing its special pool allocations prior to a session unload. This indicates a bug in win32k.sys, atmfd.dll, rdpdd.dll, or a video driver.

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