How to Check Windows Crash Dumps BSOD - Quick Tutorial
20In Windows 10/8, Microsoft introduced a new Memory dump option called Automatic Memory Dump. This is the default option set in the operating system. Windows 10 introduced a new dump file type called Active Memory Dump.
On Windows 10, every time there is a crash, the system creates a "dump" file containing the memory information at the time of the error that can help determine the reason of the problem.
The ".dmp" file includes the stop error message, list of the drivers loaded at the time of the problem, and kernel, processor, and processes details, as well as other pieces of information depending on the type of dump file you are using.
Although Windows 10 creates dump files automatically, the only problem is that you won't find any built-in tools to open them, and this is when the Microsoft WinDbg tool comes in handy. WinDbg (Windows Debugging) is a tool that has been designed for debugging kernel-mode and user-mode code, examining processor registries, and analyze crash dumps.
For those, you don’t know, on Windows 7 we have Minidump, Kernel Dump, and Complete Memory Dump. You might be wondering why Microsoft chose to create this new Memory dump setting?
Watch this guide to learn how to check the crash dump created by Windows when your computer crashes with a blue screen of death, aka, kernel panic. This type of crash is typically caused by drivers or faulty hardware. The Windows SDK has a tool that allows easy analysis of the MEMORY.DMP file.
Well, according to Robert Simpkins, Senior Support Escalation Engineer, Automatic Memory Dump is to create support for “System Managed” page file configuration. The System Managed page file configuration is responsible for managing the page file size – therefore it avoids over-sizing or under-sizing your page file. This option is introduced mainly for PC’s that run SSD’s, which tend to have a smaller size, but a huge amount of RAM.
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This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.