How to trigger a full memory dump based on a user mode process exception

Scenario: You have something kernel related triggering crashes of user mode processes (you think). You are trying to prove it. You're told you need a full memory dump of the system at time of the crash of the user mode process. How to do it? Glad you asked! <edit> (to back this out, delete the… Continue reading How to trigger a full memory dump based on a user mode process exception

Windows 10 VDI Optimization Script

Hello party people! Dude here. Carl Luberti has worked some scriptastic magic on WIndows 10 to make it a friendly (er) VM guest for VDI. Edit – non-persistent pooled VMs may have issues. Undocumented/untested/etc. Twitter post is here  and includes a nice picture I took at Gibbs Gardens in North Georgia. If you prefer to go… Continue reading Windows 10 VDI Optimization Script

How To: Collect ETL/WPT tracing diagnostics when you can never logon to the host.

First, guess who's back?! Me! I left Microsoft of my own accord last year. I came back. I wrote this about my experience, I hope you enjoy it. There and back again, an IT tale… Anyways, I was asked a few times recently, Dude, how do you collect an ETW trace for boot/logon if the… Continue reading How To: Collect ETL/WPT tracing diagnostics when you can never logon to the host.

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