WinDBG
Category: Programming
#Windows #debugging
I saw a BSOD today, oh boy, first in a while.
- Grab WinDBG(x64) — install the Windows Software Development Kit (from here for 8.1) and select the debugging tools in the installer.
- Launch
WinDbgx64
- Set the Symbol Search Path to
SRV*C:\Windows\symbol_cache*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
- Save the workspace
- Load the
.dmp
file - !analyze -v
For a windbg cheat sheet try https://labs.snort.org/awbo/windbg.txt
For memory related suspicions try memtest
for memteat.org — you'll need a bootable something with it on...
For driver relateds suspicions follow the instructions to verify the drivers.