Category: At least Windows Vista

This policy setting determines the behavior of the Windows Error Reporting report queue. If you enable this policy setting you can configure report queue behavior by using the controls in the policy setting. When the Queuing behavior pull-down list is set to Default Windows determines when a problem occurs whether the report should be placed in the reporting queue or the user should be prompted to send it immediately. When Queuing behavior is set to Always queue all reports are added to the queue until the user is prompted to send the reports or until the user sends problem reports by using the Solutions to Problems page in Control Panel. If Queuing behavior is set to Always queue for administrator reports are queued until an administrator is prompted to send them or until the administrator sends them by using the Solutions to Problems page in Control Panel. The Maximum number of reports to queue setting determines how many reports can be queued before older reports are automatically deleted. The setting for Number of days between solution check reminders determines the interval time between the display of system notifications that remind the user to check for solutions to problems. A value of 0 disables the reminder. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows Error Reporting reports are not queued and users can only send reports at the time that a problem occurs.

This policy setting specifies to use the security descriptor for the log using the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) string. If you enable this policy setting only those users matching the security descriptor can access the log. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting all authenticated users and system services can write read or clear this log.

This policy setting controls Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size and takes effect only if the “Retain old events” policy setting is enabled. If you enable this policy setting and the “Retain old events” policy setting is enabled the Event Log file is automatically closed and renamed when it is full. A new file is then started. If you disable this policy setting and the “Retain old events” policy setting is enabled new events are discarded and old events are retained. If you do not configure this policy setting and the “Retain old events” policy setting is enabled new events are discarded and the old events are retained.

This policy setting controls resource usage for the forwarder (source computer) by controlling the events/per second sent to the Event Collector. If you enable this policy setting you can control the volume of events sent to the Event Collector by the source computer. This may be required in high volume environments. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting forwarder resource usage is not specified. This setting applies across all subscriptions for the forwarder (source computer).

This policy setting allows you to configure the server address refresh interval and issuer certificate authority (CA) of a target Subscription Manager. If you enable this policy setting you can configure the Source Computer to contact a specific FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) or IP Address and request subscription specifics. Use the following syntax when using the HTTPS protocol:Server=https://:5986/wsman/SubscriptionManager/WECRefresh=IssuerCA=. When using the HTTP protocol use port 5985. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Event Collector computer will not be specified.

This policy setting limits Windows Error Reporting behavior for errors in general applications when Windows Error Reporting is turned on. If you enable this policy setting you can create a list of applications that are never included in error reports. To create a list of applications for which Windows Error Reporting never reports errors click Show and then add or remove applications from the list of application file names in the Show Contents dialog box (example: notepad. exe). File names must always include the . exe file name extension. To remove an application from the list click the name and then press DELETE. If this policy setting is enabled the Exclude errors for applications on this list setting takes precedence. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting errors are reported on all Microsoft and Windows applications by default.

This policy setting specifies a corporate server to which Windows Error Reporting sends reports (if you do not want to send error reports to Microsoft). If you enable this policy setting you can specify the name or IP address of an error report destination server on your organization’s network. You can also select Connect using SSL to transmit error reports over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection and specify a port number on the destination server for transmission. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows Error Reporting sends error reports to Microsoft.

This policy setting controls the behavior of the Windows Error Reporting archive. If you enable this policy setting you can configure Windows Error Reporting archiving behavior. If Archive behavior is set to Store all all data collected for each error report is stored in the appropriate location. If Archive behavior is set to Store parameters only only the minimum information required to check for an existing solution is stored. The Maximum number of reports to store setting determines how many reports are stored before older reports are automatically deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting no Windows Error Reporting information is stored.