Access to WER ReportArchive Folder & Files

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lmstearn
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Access to WER ReportArchive Folder & Files

Post by lmstearn » 20 Nov 2021, 03:01

Hi. :)
With a script that caused AHK to eat CPU on a C0000005, it was not possible to use the right click on the AHK taskbar icon with f5 update, (given up on the N++ debugger as too buggy with buggy scripts :problem: ) .
Unable to navigate to the dumps via explorer.
No-one @ MS is inclined to offer any workarounds via their shell security dialogs- perhaps direct access to the report files can be achieved by script instead.
The bug in the script is fixed, so not really asking for help, just ideas on how to retrieve the report file or the info therein (usually the offsets) without appealing directly to Event Viewer or similar.
@Swagfag referenced a link which is worth a bump. Edit: Also ref DebugView, maybe seeking something like drag & drop Dr. Watson crash dumps for looping apps. :)
Thanks.
Edit: Another way to access the folder is shown with icalcs.
:arrow: itros "ylbbub eht tuO kaerB" a ni kcuts m'I pleH

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Re: Access to WER ReportArchive Folder & Files

Post by Kasey009 » 09 Dec 2021, 06:54

Wer files can also be accessed through the Windows Action Center (Control Panel\System and Security\Action Center). You'll find a list of all crash reports behind the link "View problems to report" in the Maintenance section.

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Re: Access to WER ReportArchive Folder & Files

Post by lmstearn » 09 Dec 2021, 22:53

Thanks for the heads up. :thumbup:
20H2 here, and Cortana can only provide a web link for Windows Action Center. Wikipedia says it's gone in W11, looks like it's no longer resident here, besides. There's only Update & Security and Security % Maintenance, no WER links locatable from those, however the latter provides a link to a very nice graph on system performance. :)
Edit: More info on minidumps here.
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