windows

how to debug a blue-screen-of-death

Debugging a BSOD is invaluable when working on Windows PCs and Servers. Is it an OS misconfiguraton? Is it a boot loader problem? Or is it a driver or hardware problem?

  1. Download windbg:
    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365

  2. Select File -> Symbol File Path

    SRV*c:\websymbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
  3. Select File -> Open Crash Dump

    %systemroot%\minidump
  4. You are ready to start debugging. Here are some useful commands to get started:

    !analyze -v
    !drivers
    !process