An Overview of WinDbg
WinDbg (affectionately pronounced wind bag) is a hybrid kernel-mode and user-mode debugger that can be used to analyze crash dump files, executing driver code, and application dump files created by the Dr. Watson utility. This section provides an overview of the WinDbg capabilities. The DDK documentation provides additional details on the use of WinDbg in various debugging scenarios.
WinDbg is a hybrid debugger in that it serves a purpose in both kernel mode and user mode. It also combines the look and feel of a GUI (graphical) debugger with a window for entering old-style keyboard commands.
WinDbg is supplied from several sources, including the DDK and Platform SDK. Additionally, it is supplied on the Customer Support ...
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