Crash Dumps, UI Delays and Hang Data

Crash Dumps

To get Windows to automatically save a memory dump every time Visual Studio crashes, merge the following registry settings:

AlwaysSaveDevEnvCrashDumps.reg

Dumps will be saved to C:\Crashdumps.

Non-Fatal Watsons

To view Visual Studio's non-fatal watson reports on a machine:

Open up Event Viewer
Right-click on Custom Views and choose Import Custom View
In file name, point to NonFatalWatsons.xml and click OK

UI Delays

To get Windows to automatically send on data about UI delays in Visual Studio, merge the following registry settings:

AlwaysSendPerfWatsonData.reg

For more information on these settings, see Configure Windows telemetry in your organization.