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This work aims to provide guidance on effectively collecting Windows crash dumps for application crashes.

July 29, 2026Open Access

An Introduction to Collecting Windows Crash Dumps - WER/ProcDump/WinDbg (archived 2026-07-27)

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This work aims to provide guidance on effectively collecting Windows crash dumps for application crashes.
Describes the use of WER LocalDumps, ProcDump, MiniDumpWriteDump, and WinDbg for crash dump collection.
Highlights operational pitfalls and challenges associated with these tools.
Archived version of a blog detailing crash dump collection techniques.
Identified key tools for capturing Windows application crashes.
Outlined common operational pitfalls to avoid during crash dump collection.

Abstract

To chase hard-to-reproduce Windows application crashes, we walk through when to use WER LocalDumps, ProcDump, MiniDumpWriteDump, and WinDbg, along with the operational pitfalls to watch for. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/16/008-windows-app-crash-dump-collection-introduction/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-16.

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