Developers and Programming - Debug Microsoft Apps

This page provides references related to Debugging Microsoft Applications. Microsoft provides a large number of applications, documentation, tools and resources, and technical support forums to assist on these topics. This page is provided as a convenience to help locate and quickly get started with respect to common Debugging workflows and topics and start working with the various essential debugging applications/tools required.

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Debug MicroStation

Debug MicroStation Apps and Issues (Exceptions, Hangs, Troubleshooting)

VBA Debugging

Learning: VBA: How to Debug Code - Overview
Search for Text in Code
Debug toolbar
Debug Menu
Microsoft VBA (Language Reference)

See Also

Visual Studio Debugging

General	Visual Studio debugger documentation Debugging in Visual Studio Understanding symbol files and Visual Studio’s symbol settings Configure Visual Studio Symbols (or Specify Symbol File Locations) Debugging Applications Debugger Tips and Tricks Just My Code Setting Breakpoints (Set Conditional Breakpoints) Common Build and Packaging Issues Verify CopyLocal option (Assemblies Tab, VCProject, or msbuild) is unchecked/false in: Projects: References to Shared Components at Run Time Deployments: Creating Extensions for Multiple Visual Studio Versions Is my application corrupting memory? Use Page Heap to make issues "reproducible" Attach to a Process User Mode vs. Kernel Mode (Application Isolation and Debugging) Create Visual Studio MiniDump with All Call Stacks Using Dump Files Profiling > Code Profiling Microsoft Crash Dump Analysis
Native Code	Learning: Debug C++ code - Visual Studio Debugging Native Code (FAQs) Debug Optimized Code Set the Project Linker DebuggableAssembly Flag Microsoft C++ Q&A
Managed Code	Learning: Interactively debug .NET apps with the Visual Studio debugger Debugging Managed Code Debug .NET Assembly Loading Issues (Fuslogvw.exe/Disable) Microsoft .NET Q&A History of C#

Windows Debuggers

RELATED TOPICS

Debugging General	David J. Agans (Debugging Rules Poster, Debugging Rules Book)
Troubleshooting Blue Screen Issues	Windows Architecture and Design prevent 3rd party User Mode Applications from being able to trigger/cause Windows Blue Screen Events, so it is almost always a Operating System Driver that is at fault and in need of attention. See: What causes stop errors (root causes).. Especially if you cannot Run as Admin within your organization the best advice will be to work with your IT Department to help resolve the Blue Screen Events first, then come back w/their assistance to ensure you have your (Bentley) software installed correctly. If/when things appear to go wrong after a recent product install/remote deploying scenario to try to start a given application as Administrator (one time) to ensure any post-install registry entries/permissions succeed then run the given software as a standard/restricted user to ensure proper operation; otherwise work with the software company (support team) to help correct any reproducible issues Here are a couple helpful links that may help them or you take those first and immediate steps needed: Open and Review Windows Reliability History (Win + "Reli") to identify recent: Crashes (exceptions) and/or Software Updates Troubleshoot Windows Blue Screen Errors (Wizard) Windows 10 support solutions - Troubleshoot Bugcheck and Stop Errors
UAC and Permissions	Elevated command line prompt can't access shared drives
Windows and Applications	What Changed? Open and Review Windows Reliability History (Win + "Reli") to identify recent: Software Updates and/or Crashes (exceptions)