3. Configure Windbg Symbol Path

jcgriff2 · Mar 11, 2019

Configure Windbg Symbol Path

There is no need whatsoever to download symbol packages anymore. All needed Windows symbol files are obtained from the MSDL Symbol Server as each dump runs. Within a year, you'll find your symbol folder size at several GBs.

You can delete the symbol file folder at anytime. Windbg runs will repopulate it.

When running Windbg, it will first check c:\symbols. If not found, the symbol file will be downloaded and placed into c:\symbols. You can change the symbol drive and directory to whatever you would prefer -

Code:

SRV*c:\symbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

Open Windbg (no dump file); hit CTRL-S;
paste the above path into the small screen that appeared; Click on "File"; click on "Save Workspace"

Hit CTRL-S again to assure that the symbol file path is there.

philc43 · Mar 28, 2019

I prefer to use this version with the https address: https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

There was some trouble getting symbols about 2 years ago and I think this solved it.

jcgriff2 · Mar 30, 2019

I get this page from the link -

I changed my sym path in post #1 to https.

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3. Configure Windbg Symbol Path

jcgriff2

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3. Configure Windbg Symbol Path

jcgriff2

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

philc43

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

jcgriff2

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

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

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