Stop Error DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE occurs when you put your computer into standby or hibernation mode

Applies To
Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard

Symptoms

After you put your computer into standby or hibernatation mode while you are connected to a virtual private network (VPN) over PPPoE or another tunnelling protocol, the NDIS Power Watchdog crashes and you receive the following Stop error message:

Note

DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft Support. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, go to the following Microsoft website:

http:⁠//support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 installed.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any previously released hotfix.

File information

The English (United States) version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information and notesImportant Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies to" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

    Version Product SR_Level Service branch
    6.1.760
    1.
    22xxx
    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rasmans.dll 6.1.7601.22684 286,720 14-May-2014 08:28 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rasmans.dll 6.1.7601.22684 345,088 14-May-2014 09:29 x64

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Rasmans.dll 6.1.7601.22684 699,392 14-May-2014 08:41 IA-64

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name Package_1_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,824
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_2_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,807
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_3_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,977
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_for_kb2964511_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,459
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_for_kb2964511_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 2,086
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name X86_c31c59e61b2034b5a59d0fec29a9d0a5_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_a0d9e19bcae868fe.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 701
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name X86_microsoft-windows-rasmanservice_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_a102d6bc18411966.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 12,900
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 08:51
Platform Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name Amd64_83be242b191062cdb9b19a7dfb1d6f12_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_2972b0f072714751.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 705
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Amd64_microsoft-windows-rasmanservice_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_fd21723fd09e8a9c.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 12,904
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 09:51
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_1_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,834
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_2_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,817
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_3_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,989
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_for_kb2964511_rtm~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,467
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_for_kb2964511_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 2,100
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions Windows Server 2008 R2

File name Ia64_74ae93557ec727ce119f4ae61e1e10ba_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_5e078e7b27fd9d01.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 703
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Ia64_microsoft-windows-rasmanservice_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.22684_none_a1047ab2183f2262.manifest
File version Not Applicable
File size 12,902
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 09:02
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_1_for_kb2964511~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,812
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable
File name Package_for_kb2964511_sp1~31bf3856ad364e35~ia64~~6.1.2.0.mum
File version Not Applicable
File size 1,446
Date (UTC) 14-May-2014
Time (UTC) 12:13
Platform Not Applicable

      

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

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