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WER Settings

Windows Error Reporting (WER) provides many settings to customize the problem reporting experience. All of these settings can be set using Group Policy. Some can also be changed in Action Center for Windows 7 or Problem Reports and Solutions for Windows Vista. WER settings are located in one of the following registry subkeys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting

The following table lists WER settings.

Setting	Description	Type	Values
ConfigureArchive	Whether to archive parameters only or all data	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 1 - Parameters only (default on Windows 7) 2 - All data (default on Windows Vista)
Consent\DefaultConsent	Default consent choice	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 1 - Always ask (default) 2 - Parameters only 3 - Parameters and safe data 4 - All data
Consent\DefaultOverrideBehavior	Whether default consent overrides vertical consent	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Vertical consent will override the default consent (default) 1 - Default consent will override the application-specific consent
Consent\[VerticalName]	Consent choice for the WER plug-in	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 1 - Always ask (default) 2 - Parameters only 3 - Parameters and safe data 4 - All data
CorporateWERDirectory	Target directory on the server	REG_SZ	The directory path
CorporateWERPortNumber	Port number to be used with the corporate server	REG_DWORD	The port number
CorporateWERServer	Corporate server name	REG_SZ	The name of the server
CorporateWERUseAuthentication	Whether to use Windows Integrated Authentication	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - No (default) 1 - Yes
CorporateWERUseSSL	Whether to use SSL	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - No (default) 1 - Yes
DebugApplications\[ExeName]	List of applications that require the user to choose Debug or Continue	REG_SZ	The list of applications
DisableArchive	Enable or disable the archive	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Enabled 1 - Disabled
Disabled	Enable or disable WER	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Enabled (default) 1 - Disabled
DisableQueue	Enable or disable report queuing	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Enabled 1 - Disabled
DontShowUI	Enable or disable the WER UI	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - UI (default) 1 - No UI
DontSendAdditionalData	Whether to prevent sending second-level data	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Send (default) 1 - Do not send
ExcludedApplications\[Application Name]	List of excluded applications	REG_SZ	Use WerAddExcludedApplication
ForceQueue	Whether to send all reports to the user's queue	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - No (default) 1 - Yes
LocalDumps\DumpFolder or LocalDumps\[Application Name]\DumpFolder	The path where the dump files are to be stored. Note that per-process settings will override any global settings that exist For more information, see Collecting User-Mode Dumps. This setting is not supported in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive.	REG_EXPAND_SZ	The directory path. The default value is %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps. If the default is not used, the application must ensure that the folder has a sufficient ACL. Windows Vista: The registry values under the LocalDumps key are not supported. Note that this behavior changed with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1).
LocalDumps\DumpCount or LocalDumps\[Application Name]\DumpCount	The maximum number of dump files in the folder. This setting is not supported in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive.	REG_DWORD	The maximum number. The default is 10. When the maximum value is exceeded, the oldest dump file in the folder will be replaced with the new dump file. Windows Vista: The registry values under the LocalDumps key are not supported. Note that this behavior changed with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with SP1.
LocalDumps\DumpType or LocalDumps\[Application Name]\DumpType	The dump type. This setting is not supported in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive.	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0 - Custom dump 1 - Minidump (default) 2 - Full dump Windows Vista: The registry values under the LocalDumps key are not supported. Note that this behavior changed with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with SP1.
LocalDumps\CustomDumpFlags or LocalDumps\[Application Name]\CustomDumpFlags	The custom dump options to be used. This value is used only when DumpType is set to 0. This setting is not supported in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive.	REG_DWORD	One or more values from the MINIDUMP_TYPE enumeration. The default is {MiniDumpWithDataSegs\|MiniDumpWithUnloadedModules\|MiniDumpWithProcessThreadData}. Windows Vista: The registry values under the LocalDumps key are not supported. Note that this behavior changed with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with SP1.
LoggingDisabled	Enable or disable logging	REG_DWORD	Possible values: 0–Enabled (default) 1–Disabled
MaxArchiveCount	Maximum size of the archive, in files	REG_DWORD	Range of possible values: 1–5000. The default is 1000.
MaxQueueCount	Maximum size of the queue	REG_DWORD	Range of possible values: 1–500. The default is 50.
QueuePesterInterval	Interval between reminders to the user to check for solutions, in days	REG_DWORD	Number of days
RuntimeExceptionHelperModules![ pwszOutOfProcessCallbackDll name including path]	The name of the value is used to fetch the pwszOutOfProcessCallbackDll value. Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP: This registry value is not supported.	REG_DWORD	The contents of the value are ignored.

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