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where is windbg.exe?

Anonymous
2025-05-08T08:54:38+00:00

I'm debuging my programs, it have two parts: the monitor and the worker.

I want the monitor launch windbg to debug worker when something not work as expected.

I installed windbg from windows store. I checked the help document . it says I can use windbg.exe -p PID to attach my worker process.

but I can't find windbg.exe. I checked taskmanager when windbg is running. there is no process named windbg.exe exists. and I checked windbg install dir.

there is no such file exist too.

so how would I launch it?

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  3. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,300 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-05-08T11:59:55+00:00

    You're welcome.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-08T11:16:59+00:00

    thanks, I'll check that

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  5. Ramesh Srinivasan 79,300 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-05-08T11:09:35+00:00

    Hi, This is Ramesh.

    The Store version of WinDbg cannot be launched directly by running the executable ("C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WinDbg_1.2504.15001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\DbgX.Shell.exe" )

    Instead, you may install "Debugging Tools for Windows" as part of the Windows SDK. Please check out the following thread.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/quest...

    See also:

    Debugging Tools for Windows - Windows drivers | Microsoft Learn:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardw...

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