Standard Debugging Techniques

This section discusses standard debugging techniques that you can apply across different technologies and different types of code.

In this section

• Using Breakpoints
• Reading and Writing Memory
• Using the !analyze Extension
• Handling a Bug Check When Driver Verifier is Enabled
• Noninvasive Debugging (User Mode)
• Debugging in Assembly Mode
• Debugging in Source Mode
• Debugging Optimized Code and Inline Functions
• Debugging Managed Code Using the Windows Debugger
• Debugging Windows Apps Using the Windows Debugger
• Changing Contexts
• Controlling Processes and Threads
• Using Debugger Markup Language
• Controlling Exceptions and Events
• Finding the Process ID
• Debugging a Stack Overflow
• Manually Walking a Stack
• Debugging a Stack Trace that has JScript Frames
• Debugging an Application Failure
• Reattaching to the Target Application
• Crashing and Rebooting the Target Computer
• Synchronizing with the Target Computer
• Finding a Memory Leak
• Debugging a Time Out
• Debugging a Stalled System
• Debugging Multiple Targets
• Tracking Down a Processor Hog
• Determining the ACL of an Object
• Displaying a Critical Section
• Debugging a Deadlock
• Debugging a Failed Driver Unload
• Reading Bug Check Callback Data
• Debugging a User-Mode Failure with KD
• Mapping Driver Files
• Messages from the Target