1. Install WinDbg - Debugging Tools for Windows

jcgriff2 · Mar 9, 2019

Install WinDbg - Debugging Tools for Windows

To install Windows SDK Debugging Tools for Windows, please follow these instructions:

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WinDbg - Debugging Tools for Windows

Microsoft Windows Debugger (WinDbg) is a powerful Windows-based debugger that is capable of both user-mode and kernel-mode debugging. WinDbg provides debugging for the Windows kernel, kernel-mode drivers, and system services, as well as user-mode applications and drivers.

WinDbg uses the Visual Studio debug symbol formats for source-level debugging. It can access any symbol or variable from a module that has PDB symbol files, and can access any public function's name that is exposed by modules that were compiled with COFF symbol files (such as Windows .dbg files).

WinDbg can view source code, set breakpoints, view variables (including C++ objects), stack traces, and memory. Its Debugger Command window allows the user to issue a wide variety of commands.

We primarily use WinDbg to process post-mortem kernel memory dumps to help OPs solve their BSOD epidemics.

Symbol files are obtained from the Microsoft MSDL Symbol server (more on this later).

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Additional SDK requirements

Installation on Windows 8.1 and earlier operating systems requires KB2999226. To install through Windows Update, make sure you install the latest recommended updates and patches from Microsoft Update before you install the Windows SDK.

To install Windbg, click on DOWNLOAD THE INSTALLER (about ¼-way down the page on the left) -
Windows 10 SDK (Windbg) - ~~Windows 10 SDK - Windows app development~~ EDIT: See post #2

Your choice -

Accept the terms -

Install - uncheck ALL boxes except for Debugging Tools for Windows -

Go to - 2. Set Windbg File Associations

jcgriff2 · Oct 18, 2019

Install Windbg SDK version 10.0.17763.0

Windows SDK archive - Windows app development

If you encounter any problems, please post in your own help thread for Assignment #1.

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

xilolee · Nov 17, 2020

Shouldn't we use the latest version?

philc43 · Nov 18, 2020

I recommend the older version because it gives the results consistent with when the assignments were created. The newer versions sometimes miss out lines of output that are present in the older versions. Also we have seen different failure bucket results.

In practice I use the older version for WinDBG and run the WinDBG Preview version to see the latest.

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1. Install WinDbg - Debugging Tools for Windows

jcgriff2

Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.)

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jcgriff2

Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.)

xilolee

Moderator

philc43

BSOD Forum Moderator, BSOD Academy Instructor, BSOD Kernel Dump Expert

Co-Founder / Admin
BSOD Instructor/Expert
Microsoft MVP (Ret.)

Co-Founder / Admin
BSOD Instructor/Expert
Microsoft MVP (Ret.)