2. Set Windbg File Associations

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Set Windbg File Associations​

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Set Windbg File Associations

These simple commands will set Windbg as the default app to open files with file extensions .DMP, .HDMP, .MDMP, .KDMP and .WEW.

You can then double-click on a dump file and Windbg will start.

Bring up an Admin CMD prompt; enter these two line commands:

cd\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64

windbg.exe -IA

* Change line 1 to the folder containing your installed Windbg​

* IA is case sensative​

CMD Screen + Result of line 2 (Windbg will open):

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- The above is from a Windows 10 x64 system
- Windbg version = Windows 10.0.x x64 (screens are from W7)

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