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W ~winterfoxx~ Created on May 23, 2020 Question Info

DumpStack.log file? Last updated October 24, 2021

So sometimes I like to browse files on my system, and I found this weird DumpStack.log file. Views 60,954
I put it on pastebin and here's the link: https://pastebin.com/bDZf6Zwn
This could be caused by a BSoD, but I want to make sure. Applies to:
Thanks
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This file is a dump stack log. Dump stack logging was first introduced in
Windows 8.

You should be able to see two hidden files on the root of your OS volume:
DumpStack.log
DumpStack.log.tmp
You can always delete the first, but the second is always in use by the Windows
itself. You probably guessed why.

Anyway, dump stack logging can be disabled. To do so, enforce the following
setting in Windows Registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashC
ontrol]
"EnableLogFile"=dword:00000000

In other words:
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "SYSTEM", "CurrentControlSet",
"Control", and finally "CrashControl"
3. Once you've opened the "CrashControl" key, look at the values pane to the
right and look for "EnableLogFile". If it doesn't exist, create it. Its type must
be "DWORD".
4. Set its value to 0.
5. Exit the Registry Editor.
Once you enforced the aforementioned setting, restart your computer. Only
after a restart you'll be able to delete both files.

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