Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting (PRF)

W13 Advanced Windows Troubleshooting for Fixing the Blue Screen of Death (PRF)

March 6th, 2013

4:45PM - 6:00PM

Level: Intermediate

Bruce Mackenzie Low

Bruce Mackenzie-Low

MCSE/MCSA

Systems Software Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Learn how to tackle the toughest outages that Windows can dish out including BSODs (Blue Screen of Death) and system hangs. Understand how to configure a server to capture a memory dump and then leverage the Windows Debugger to analyze it. Learn the best Debugger commands and techniques to identify what driver or hardware component caused the failure. Learn how to force a memory dump on a frozen server to determine what resource, spinlock or other kernel software caused the hang. Impress your boss and avoid costly support incidents by analyzing your own BSODs and system hangs with confidence.

You will learn:

  • How to configure a server to capture a memory dump
  • How to force a memory dump on a hung server
  • How to install and use the Windows Debugger