Timeout Detection and Recovery

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Timeout Detection and Recovery is a Windows graphics subsystem mechanism that monitors GPU responsiveness and automatically resets the graphics driver to prevent system hangs or crashes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf GPU fault‑tolerance mechanism
Windows graphics subsystem mechanism
abbreviation TDR
action reinitializes GPU
resets graphics driver
terminates offending graphics context
affects Direct3D applications
GPU‑accelerated compute workloads
OpenGL applications on Windows
alsoKnownAs TDR
category Windows graphics architecture feature
componentOf Windows Display Driver Model
configurableVia Windows Registry
defaultTimeoutSeconds 2
designedBy Microsoft
detects GPU hangs
long‑running GPU operations
non‑responsive graphics driver
failureResult bugcheck VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE
bugcheck VIDEO_TDR_TIMEOUT_DETECTED
goal improve system stability under GPU load
isolate GPU failures from OS stability
implementedBy Windows kernel‑mode graphics driver stack
dxgkrnl.sys
introducedIn Windows Vista
monitors GPU responsiveness
graphics driver execution
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows
prevents full system reboot
permanent system freeze
purpose prevent system crashes
prevent system hangs
recover from GPU timeouts
registryKey TdrDdiDelay
TdrDelay
TdrLevel
relatedErrorCode 0x116
0x117
relatedErrorMessage Display driver stopped responding and has recovered
scope GPU scheduler
graphics kernel subsystem
usedIn Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1

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Windows Display Driver Model enablesFeature Timeout Detection and Recovery