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Visual Studio to read BSOD minidump?

bennie gibson 5 Reputation points
2024-05-22T16:48:07.6033333+00:00

I have seen somewhere that Visual Studio can be used to analyze a minidump and have a few questions:

  1. Do I understand correctly that VS can be used to analyze a BSOD minidump? If so, what components must be installed? (I installed what I thought to be the "debugging" components but I get an invalid format error when I open a minidump with Visual Studio - I know the dump file is not corrupted because WinDBG reads it fine).
  2. I already use WinDBG for BSOD minidump analysis but sometimes the cause is not identifiable - does Visual Studio provide any more insights into a BSOD minidump than WinDBG?
  3. Is there a good guide anywhere on using Visual Studio to analyze a minidump and what to look for to isolate BSOD cause?

Thanks

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  1. Anna Xiu-MSFT 27,256 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-05-23T03:49:36.8+00:00

    Hi @bennie gibson, 

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

    Which version of Visual Studio are you using? 

    You can refer to the document to directly open a dump file in Visual Studio.

    Please see the Requirements and limitations for more information. 

    Sincerely,

    Anna

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