Windows Blue Screen of Death Error 0x00000036 – DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO

In this post, you’ll learn about the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or Stop Error 0x00000036-DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO and the reason why you are receiving the error message in Windows 10 or Windows 11

How does this BSOD Error Message in Windows Looks like

0x00000036 – DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO

Why do you receive the Error 0x00000036 DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO in Windows?

This BSOD means that a driver attempted to delete a device object that still had a positive reference count. BSOD error code 0x00000036 may also show “DEVICE_REFERENCE_COUNT_NOT_ZERO” on the same blue screen.

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