Taking Windows Memory Dump¶
Enabling a Complete Memory Dump¶
- Enabling a Complete Memory Dump
- Press the Windows key with the letter R to open the run command
- Type sysdm.cpl and click Ok to open the System Properties page
- Select the Advanced tab
- Under Startup and Recovery options choose Settings
- From the drop-down menu select Complete memory dump
- Note the path where the dump file will be saved for later
- Click Ok
Creating a Memory Dump¶
Download and run NotMyFault from the following link: NotMyFault
# To create a memory dump
NotMyFault64.exe /crash
The memory dump will be saved in the path specified in the previous step. It's C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP by default.
Notice that the memory dump file can be very large, depending on the amount of RAM installed on the system.