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WhoCrashed Home Edition Changelog

What's new in WhoCrashed Home Edition 7.06

Jan 30, 2023
  • WhoCrashed could display an error message (0xC0000412) at startup. This should be fixed finally.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 7.05 (Jan 6, 2023)

  • Support for latest bugchecks:
  • Descriptions and support have been added for the latest bugchecks, according to Microsoft documentation.
  • Updated debug engine:
  • The debug engine version has been updated.
  • WhoCrashed could display an error message at startup:
  • WhoCrashed could display an error message (0xC0000412) at startup, hopefully this has been fixed.
  • Password masked off for remote connection:
  • When analyzing a remote system, the password that is requested is now masked off.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 7.01 (Mar 22, 2022)

  • Problems fixed running on Windows 7, 8 or 8.1
  • When running WhoCrashed v 7.00 on Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, an error message could appear and the program would not run. This has been fixed.
  • When analyzing multiple dump files using the Dump Details view, the loaded modules view would not clear. This has been fixed.
  • When running on a desktop with a lower resolution, certain messages were not readable. This has been fixed.
  • On certain systems, the bug check analysis process could prompt you with security messages. This has been fixed.
  • Copy to clipboard context menu added on all views
  • Now all views allow you to copy items to the clipboard by using a right-click context menu.
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Bug check analysis process could prompt for input
  • Certain messages were not readable on lower resolution desktops
  • Minor changes, text corrections and improvements
  • Loaded modules view would not clear

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 6.70 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • Problem fixed: running on Windows 8 and 8.1:
  • When running WhoCrashed on Windows 8 or 8.1, an error message could appear and the software would not run. This has been fixed.
  • Minor changes, text corrections and improvements:
  • Some minor changes and improvements as well some text corretions have been applied to the software.
  • WhoCrashed Home Edition expired:
  • WhoCrashed Home Edition would display a message that is has expired. Expiration has been turned off.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 6.50 (Dec 23, 2018)

  • Improved reporting and culprit detection for a number of bugchecks
  • For a number of bugchecks, WhoCrashed is better equipped to analyze bugcheck parameters and pinpoint the offending driver.
  • Improved corrupted crash dump reporting
  • It's not uncommon for crash dump files to be corrupted, but often it points to problems in the storage stack such as a malfunctioning drive. Documentation and guidance on corrupted files has been updated.
  • Warning message if symbol resolution is not enabled
  • If symbol resolution is not enabled, WhoCrashed will display a warning message on analysis. This option can be switched off.
  • Reminder that downloading of symbols can take an extended amount of time
  • If symbols need to be downloaded for the analysis process, it can take a long time. We added a warning message to make the user aware of this. This option can be switched off.
  • Home Edition conditions changed
  • The home edition of WhoCrashed would not run if a domain controller was detected. The current version of WhoCrashed allows you to run the sofware for 21 days even if you are part of a domain network.
  • Registration information displayed in About Box
  • Registered customers can find back their license information in the About Box as soon as the software has been registered.
  • Unspecified changes, improvements and text corrections
  • Certain change, improvements and text corrections hape been applied to the software which are not being specified.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 6.02 Build 602.31102 (Nov 6, 2018)

  • What's new:
  • Improvied algorithm finding culprit drivers
  • For certain bugchecks, WhoCrashed is better equipped to detect the underlying culprits.
  • WhoCrashed Home Edition would expire November 1st
  • The home edition of WhoCrashed would not function after November 1st.
  • Unspecified changes and improvements
  • Some changes hape been applied to the software which are not being specified.
  • Bug fixed: remote analysis
  • When connecting to a remote machine for analysis, an access violation message could appear and the program could crash. This has been fixed.
  • Small corrections
  • Some small corrections and updates have been applied to the software which have not been specified here.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 6.01 Build 601.30111 (Jan 11, 2018)

  • Bug fixed - remote analysis:
  • When connecting to a remote machine for analysis, an access violation message could appear and the program could crash. This has been fixed.
  • Small corrections:
  • Some small corrections and updates have been applied to the software which have not been specified here.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 6.00 Build 600.31227 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Support for latest versions of Windows 10:
  • WhoCrashed is now supported on the latest editions of Windows 10, including Windows 10 build 17025.
  • In-depth bug check analysis:
  • This version of WhoCrashed offers in-depth bug check analysis, offering better chances of finding exact causes of system chrashes. In-depth analysis includes techniques such as IRP and device object analysis, multi processor stacks and more.
  • Bug check descriptions updated, extended support for several bug checks:
  • Support for all the latest bug check codes that have recently been added to Windows. For all bug checks, descriptions have been updated with more detailed information.
  • Special support for system watchdog bug checks:
  • For certain bug checks such as 0x133 (DPC_WATCHDOG_FAILURE), special analysis and guidance is provided.
  • Support for multiple crash dump directories:
  • The analysis of WhoCrashed is not limited to a single crash dump directory. It now allows you to select a number of crash dump directories of your choice.
  • Support for live kernel reports:
  • This version adds support for Live Kernel Reports, which are mainly dump files that were written out while the system was running without crashing the system.
  • Internal driver database:
  • The software now makes use of a database of common driver files. This allows the software to look up details about a driver file in case the dump file that was analyzed came from a remote machine and the driver file is not locally available.
  • Crash Dumps optionally processed in order of date/time:
  • An option has been added to have crash dump files analyzed in order of the date/time stamps of the crashes rather than in alphabetical order.
  • License key required:
  • The professional edition of WhoCrashed v6 requires a license key to be entered the first time it's run.
  • BUG FIXED: Remote Analysis could fail:
  • When performing analysis on a remote system or analysis on crash dump files that did not originate from the system that WhoCrashed was running on, the software could make wrong assumptions which could cause the analysis to fail or produce any useful results. This has been fixed.
  • Unspecified bugs fixed and changes made:
  • A number of unspecified bugs have been fixed and changes have been made.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.54 Build 554.30509 (May 9, 2017)

  • BUG FIXED:
  • The program could crash and show an access violation.In certain situations, the software could crash and display an access violation message. This has been fixed.
  • Displayed list of currently processed crash dumps could have same dump file listed twice. When performing analysis, the list of currently processed crash dumps could have the same crash dump file listed twice. This has been fixed.
  • Minor minor updates, improvements and text corrections

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.53 Build 553.31017 (Oct 17, 2016)

  • BUG FIXED: WhoCrashed was not properly downloading symbols on certain Windows versions:
  • On certain Windwos versions, WhoCrashed was not downloading symbols. As a result, symbol analysis would not take place and analysis conclusions could be indecisive or incomplete. This problem has been fixed.
  • Updated report texts for various bugchecks:
  • Report texts have been updated for various bug checks. In particular, the list of problems that can be caused by overheated systems has been updated.
  • Several minor updates and improvements:
  • Several minor updates and improvements have been applied to the software which are not being specified.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.52 Build 552.30705 (Jul 5, 2016)

  • Compatibility with Windows 10 Preview Builds:
  • WhoCrashed would not run on certain Windows 10 Preview builds. An error message would popup. This has been fixed.
  • Support for recently introduced bugchecks:
  • WhoCrashed now supports several recently introduced bug check error codes.
  • Text corrections:
  • Several text corrections have been applied to the software interface.
  • Minor updates and changes:
  • Unspecified updates changes have been applied to the software.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.51 Build 551.30820 (Aug 21, 2015)

  • Blurred fonts fixed on Windows 10:
  • When running WhoCrashed on Windows 10, the interface could appear blurred when enlarged fonts were enabled. Now the interface of WhoCrashed will scale properly according to the system font size.
  • Bug fixed - WhoCrashed would not run on Windows Vista 32-bit editions:
  • WhoCrashed v5.50 would not run properly on Windows Vista 32-bit. This has been fixed.
  • Support for Windows XP has been reintroduced:
  • Because of demand, we have added back support for Windows XP.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.50 Build 550.30715 (Jul 20, 2015)

  • Support for Windows 10:
  • WhoCrashed now supports Windows 10. Previous version would not run on Windows 10.
  • Support for Windows XP has been dropped:
  • Starting with v 5.50, WhoCrashed no longer runs on Windows XP.
  • Progress dialog now displays file dump file names:
  • When waiting for the crash dump analysis process to complete, now a dialog is displayed that displays the file that is currently being analyzed.
  • Several minor improvements and text corrections:
  • Several unspecified improvements have been applied to the software and report text has been corrected at several places.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.03 Build 503.31219 (Dec 20, 2014)

  • Support for multiple crash dump directories:
  • If the crash dump directory is configured to be different from the default one, WhoCrashed now looks into multiple directories for crash dumps.
  • Report text updates:
  • Several corrections have been applied to the report text that WhoCrashed generates.
  • Minor updates and changes:
  • Unspecified updates changes have been applied to the software.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.02 Build 50230714 (Jul 15, 2014)

  • Option to prevent Windows from deleting dump files was greyed out even on Windows 7 and higher:
  • The option to prevent Windows from deleting dump files was greyed out even on Windows 7 and higher. This has been fixed so that it is finally functional.
  • Report text updates:
  • Several corrections have been applied to the report text that WhoCrashed generates.
  • Unspecified updates:
  • Several unspecified updates have been applied to the software.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.01 Build 50130318 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • Links are now opening in default browser
  • Links from the WhoCrashed report view would always open in Internet Explorer. This has been fixed so that new windows are opened using the default browser
  • Report text updates
  • Several corrections have been applied to the report text that WhoCrashed generates
  • Minor fixes and changes
  • Several minor fixes and changes have been applied to the software that remain unspecified

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 5.00 Build 50031031 (Oct 31, 2013)

  • Support for Windows 8.1:
  • WhoCrashed now supports Windows 8.1. Previous version would not run on this Windows version, throwing an error message.
  • New option: Stop Windows from deleting memory dump files:
  • A new option allows you to control a registry value which stops Windows from deleting memory dump files in case disk space is low.
  • Remote connections with different user and credentials:
  • WhoCrashed now offers the option to supply your own username and password when connecting to a remote machine for analysis. In previous editions, the user running WhoCrashed was expected to have administrator privileges on the remote machine. Now there is an option to supply different credentials in case the user running WhoCrashed does not have sufficient access rights to the remote machine.
  • Bug fixed: wrong information was displayed:
  • Wrong information was displayed in case no third party offending driver was found. This has been fixed.
  • Minor fixes and corrections:
  • Minor fixes, corrections and updates have been applied to the software.
  • The changes were made to WhoCrashed 4.02 since version 4.01 are unspecified.
  • The following changes were made to WhoCrashed 4.01 since version 4.00.
  • Faster symbol resolution:
  • The professional edition of WhoCrashed now does faster symbol resolution which results in faster analysis.
  • Improved crash dump test:
  • WhoCrashed now adds text to the report with explains the meaning of bug checks that were generated because of the crash dump test tool.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 4.01 Build 40131103 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • Faster symbol resolution:
  • The professional edition of WhoCrashed now does faster symbol resolution which results in faster analysis.
  • Improved crash dump test:
  • WhoCrashed now adds text to the report with explains the meaning of bug checks that were generated because of the crash dump test tool.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 4.00 Build 40031018 (Oct 19, 2012)

  • Support for Windows 8 and Windows 2012 Server:
  • The new version of WhoCrashed supports both 32-bit and x64 editions of the latest Windows versions.
  • New feature: analysis of live remote systems:
  • The professional edition of WhoCrahsed now allows you to do analysis on live remote computers. It means it is no longer required to have access to the remote share on which crash dumps are located. The otpion to analyze a remote directory rather than a live system is still available.
  • New feature: crash dump test:
  • The crash dump test is a new feature that allows you to manually crash your computer for the purpose of testing if crash dump files are getting written out properly. (Warning: use at your own risk).
  • New feature: crash dump configuration:
  • WhoCrashed allows you direct access to the crash dump configuration in System Recovery Settings.
  • New feature: export options:
  • WhoCrashed now allows you to export the main report to a HTML file. Also the contents of any of the views can be exported to a CSV text file.
  • Internet Explorer 7 added to the list of requirements:
  • WhoCrashed requires that you have a version of Internet Explorer 7 or higher installed.
  • Bug fixed: after a corrupt full memory dump was analyzed, the output of all subsequent crash dump analysis was erratic
  • Due to a bug, WhoCrashed would display (Unknown) as the culprit driver on any subsequent crash dump analysis after a corrupt full memory dump had been opened. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fixed: options not saved across sessions:
  • The settings in the Advanced Options dialog were not saved and restored between sessions. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fixed: dump details settings were not saved across sessions:
  • The settings in the Dump Details dialog were not saved and restored between sessions. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fixed: access violation when exiting the program:
  • When exiting WhoCrashed, an access violation message could appear. This has been fixed.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 3.03 (Jan 10, 2012)

  • Some minor fixes and text corrections have been made.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 3.01 (Jan 4, 2011)

  • Some minor fixes were made.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 3.00 (Nov 22, 2010)

  • No longer requires download and installation of WinDbg package unless running on Windows XP or older :
  • WhoCrashed no longer needs to download and install the WinDbg debugger package from Microsoft. Only if you are still running Windows XP or Windows 2000 this is still required. For all later operating system versions (Windows Vista, Windows 7, etc) it will run without requiring you to download and install additional software packages. This saves installation time.
  • More detailed analysis reports :
  • Analysis reports now displays additional information including amount of up time, operating system versions and system information such as number of active processors at the time of the crash. Conclusions will now also include the likely nature of a problem (faulty hardware, a thermal issue, typical software problem, typical case of memory corruption, etc.)
  • Documentation assisting you in troubleshooting :
  • WhoCrashed now comes with better documentation. Depending on any particular situation, it will assist you in undertaking steps to troubleshoot existing problems right from the conclusion section in the analysis report
  • Support and information on obscure and rare bug checks :
  • WhoCrashed now recognize less common, obscure, proprietary and rare bug checks.
  • Symbol Resolution (professional version) :
  • The new version of WhoCrashed offers optional and configurable symbol resolution. It can extract symbols from a local symbol store or from the Microsoft symbol server automatically. This will allow for more informational call stacks and accurate crash dump analysis conclusions.
  • Kernel call stack information (professional version) :
  • The new version offers kernel call stack information which includes names of kernel modules and function names for Microsoft modules if symbol resolution has been switched on.
  • Loaded module information (professional version) :
  • The new version offers kernel call stack information which includes names of kernel modules and function names for Microsoft modules if symbol resolution has been switched on.
  • Detailed crash dump information (professional version) :
  • More detailed crash dump information. :
  • Crash dump overview (all versions) :
  • The new version of WhoCrahsed offers a handy overview which gives quick insight on all system crashes that took place on a particular machine.
  • More detailed analysis reports:

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 2.10 Build 21030311 (Mar 25, 2010)

  • Bug fixed: crash dump dates could get misreported
  • In some cases where the case crash dump files were overwritten by the system, WhoCrashed could misreport the date and time of the crash. This has been fixed
  • Support for latest WinDbg:
  • The WinDbg version on which WhoCrash relies has been updated to point to the latest package.

New in WhoCrashed Home Edition 2.00 (Mar 25, 2010)

  • Support for Windows 7:
  • WhoCrashed now support all versions of Windows 7.
  • Corrupt or inaccessible crash dump files are now listed:
  • Due to the nature of crash dump files, it's common for them to be corrupt or incomplete. WhoCrashed now displays an error message for every crash dump file that was found but could not be read.
  • More meaningful messages produced:
  • WhoCrashed displays more meaningful error messages which may help you to find the cause of your problem. Bug check error message strings have been updated for the latest operating systems.