The Handle Used For The Current Operation is Invalid

Application Verifier stop message

Handle violation detected. The handle used for the current operation is invalid.

Probable cause

This stop is generated if the function on the top of the stack passed an invalid handle to system routines. Another typical instance is when the handle is used after it was closed. This stop is generated for using a NULL handle as well on Windows XP.

Information displayed by Application Verifier in Tool Window

Handle - Handle Value

Description - The handle used for the current operation is invalid

Additional info - Stack traces of the most recent recorded operations on the handle

Additional information

If the handle is re-used after a close, the Tool Window will show three call stacks – one for the handle open, one for the handle close, and one for the handle reference after the close.

Frequency of this error is high.

See Also

Concepts

Handle Verifier