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.crash (Force System Crash)

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The .crash command causes the target computer to issue a bug check.

.crash

Environment

Modes

kernel mode only

Targets

live debugging only

Platforms

all

Additional Information

For an overview of related commands and a description of the options available after a system crash, see Crashing and Rebooting the Target Computer.

Remarks

This command will immediately cause the target computer to crash.

If you are already in a bug check handler, do not use .crash. Use g (Go) instead to continue execution of the handler, which will generate a crash dump.

A kernel-mode dump file will be written if crash dumps have been enabled. See Creating a Kernel-Mode Dump File for details.