WER Services

This blog focuses on technologies that support Windows Error Reporting and Windows Quality data.

Linking responses to failures

This blog post will provide clarification on linking responses to failures.  A previously...

Author: gandhinath Date: 09/12/2013

Windows Dev Center Reports – Failures based on the faulting process

In June 2013, the Dev Center reports were updated.  Failures are now provided based on the...

Author: Katie_M Date: 06/26/2013

Windows Dev Center Web Services Update

Hello again. With an update coming soon to the Dev Center reports, we have made corresponding...

Author: DarrenMcKenzie Date: 10/09/2012

Windows Dev Center Reports Update

Hello. I’d like to provide some information on some changes available next month with the Dev Center...

Author: DarrenMcKenzie Date: 09/27/2012

Windows Dev Center – Reports FAQ

How do I map files? How can I see Driver Reports? How can I see reports in the Product group...

Author: DarrenMcKenzie Date: 03/28/2012

The only thing constant is change – Part 1

Hello it’s Kevin Hill here. I want to provide some insight into where we are heading with the WER...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 08/08/2011

A checklist to help you create clear and accurate responses

We’ve had some questions and comments from our partners recently about the process of creating...

Author: kentwalter Date: 11/09/2010

MDOP error reporting for small, midsize, and large companies

It is time to do a blog post that points to some resources about the Microsoft Desktop Optimization...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 05/29/2010

Response Support Page

Announcement for release: https://blogs.msdn.com/wer/archive/2010/02/19/new-response-interface.aspx

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 02/19/2010

Windows Error Reporting Terms of Use Update

I wanted to give an update on things we are doing to make things a little easier for ISV’s, after...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 01/14/2010

Advanced .NET Debugging

If you have ever wondered where a good place to start with .NET debugging this book is it! ...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2010

Microsoft PDC 2009

Technorati Tags: pdc09,PDC,Microsoft,Microsoft PDC,PDC 2009,Windows Error...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 11/19/2009

!Analyze – Automatic Root Cause Analysis

Meet the two engineers behind the !Analyze windows debugger extension!...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 09/29/2009

The Three Cs of Response Satisfaction

The Windows Error Reporting (WER) platform offers software and hardware companies a way to provide...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/12/2009

Windows Error Reporting – Vote for a fix!

If you are a developer and reading this blog you may already know of the direct benefits provided by...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 05/13/2009

Vista WER Settings UI Deciphered

This post is a follow up to the original post I did about WER Settings & UI for Windows 7. While...

Author: varunb Date: 04/15/2009

Problem Steps Recorder (PSR.exe) + Windows Error Reporting = Another tool to help find solutions to software defects

Technorati Tags: PSR,WER,WER Services,Problem Steps Recorder,Repro Steps There is a bunch of...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 03/30/2009

Let There Be Hangs: Part 2 – WER History 101

Crashes Suck In the beginning, we needed a way to close the loop with our customers in order to ease...

Author: ryankiv Date: 03/19/2009

FAQ

How do I get started with Windows Error Reporting (WER)? How do I find Windows Error Reporting...

Author: MSDN Archive Date: 03/16/2009

Windows 7 Beta Data – Windows 7 Release Candidate Data

Technorati Tags: Windows 7 Beta,Windows 7 RC,Windows 7 Release Candidate,Windows 7,Crash Data Today...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 02/13/2009

Kernel dump storage and clean up behavior in Windows 7

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Author: varunb Date: 02/09/2009

#define private public Crashing with style on Vista, part II (25 Jun 2007)

This is a good blog post about implementing the WER API's documented on MSDN...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 01/21/2009

Saying good-bye to Growth by Percentage, say hello to more data in the Volume Hotlist

We are removing the Growth Hotlist chart from the front page of the Software Portal. We are taking...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 01/09/2009

New Release for the New Year!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season!  We have released our two new features,...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2009

Why should companies use WER Services?

Imagine you are called by a Microsoft recruiter for a phone interview. You setup a date and time and...

Author: nirma Date: 01/04/2009

What are WER Services?

Since Windows XP was released, teams at Microsoft have been hard at work collecting, aggregating and...

Author: nirma Date: 12/25/2008

Why I Stick Around

As I come close to my fifth anniversary working on WER Services it is a good time to reflect on...

Author: nirma Date: 12/22/2008

Windows Error Reporting: Getting Started

For those of you out there wondering how to get going with Windows Error Reporting please check out...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2008

Windows Error Reporting (WER) Blog

Technorati Tags: WER,WER Services,Winqual,Windows Quality,Windows Error Reporting Getting Started:...

Author: Kevin_Hill [MSFT] Date: 11/24/2008