WINDOWS DEBUGGING
This brief tutorial will help you to install and set up Debugging Tools for Windows to process BSODs.
It will also guide you through installing a symbol path for the MSDL Symbol server and a local cache of symbols.
Debugging Tools for Windows - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx
SET SYMBOL PATH
There is no need to download Windbg Symbol Packages as symbol files will download in real-time (& then cached) during debugging from the Microsoft Symbol Server (often referred to as the "MSDL SYM Site" here at Sysnative Forums)
- Open up Windbg
- Do not open a dump file
- Press CTRL + S (Symbol File Path)
- Paste the following:
Rich (BB code):
SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols - Click "File"; Select "Save Workspace"
- Exit Windbg
- If "...Save workspace settings" screen appears, select "YES"
- Your symbol path should now be set
Note: You can choose the location (mine = c:\symbols)
Your symbol cache will build up over time ; mine is currently ~ 2 GB (8.2 GB - as of December 2018)
To set Windbg to run for dump files, please see - Register Windbg for dump files (File Associations) - Sysnative Forums
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