Defrag Tools — Season 1, Episode 15: WinDbg - Bugchecks (BSOD)
45 min • 1 season, 125 episodes
Episode synopsis
In this episode of Defrag Tools, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen discuss analyzing kernel mode bugchecks (colloquially known as Blue Screens of Death) using WinDbg from the Debugging Tools For Windows. We use these commands: !analyze -v .hh .trap !pte !process !thread .formats .process .thread k ~ .reload Make sure you watch Defrag Tools Episode #1 for instructions on how to get the Debugging Tools for Windows and how to set the required environment variables for symbols and source code resolution.
About Defrag Tools
Andrew Richards, Chad Beeder and Larry Larsen host this deep dive into the tools used on the tech support show Defrag. Each Defrag Tools show focuses on a specific tool, going deep into a tool's features, explaining when and why you should use the tool, and provides experience based tips to get the most out of the tool.