Enterprises often want all crash dumps centralised. Windows supports writing minidumps to a UNC path, but with caveats:
Under that key, create a DumpFolder (REG_EXPAND_SZ) with your desired path. This overrides %LOCALAPPDATA%\CrashDumps .
If you want to force minidumps exclusively, select "Small memory dump" and ensure the dump path is exactly: %SystemRoot%\Minidump minidump files location exclusive
If you want minidumps, you must select "Small memory dump". Otherwise, the Minidump folder will never contain files.
Did the crash happen during a (like gaming or updating drivers)? Enterprises often want all crash dumps centralised
A page file (virtual memory) is required to write dump files. If your C: drive is full, or the page file is disabled, dumps won't be created.
For most Windows users, minidump files are stored in a dedicated system folder: C:\Windows\Minidump If you want to force minidumps exclusively, select
C:\Windows\Memory.dmp
Check the box to verify the path is set to %SystemRoot%\Minidump (which equals C:\Windows\Minidump ). 4. How to Read and Analyze Minidump Files
Ensure the "Write debugging information" dropdown is set to .
If you are experiencing crashes but the folder is empty, you need to "prime" Windows to start recording them. Press Win + R , type sysdm.cpl , and hit Enter. Go to the tab. Under Startup and Recovery , click Settings .