Category: At least Windows Vista

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.

This policy setting controls whether Windows Error Reporting saves its own events and error messages to the system event log. If you enable this policy setting Windows Error Reporting events are not recorded in the system event log. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting Windows Error Reporting events and errors are logged to the system event log as with other Windows-based programs.

This policy setting turns off Windows Error Reporting so that reports are not collected or sent to either Microsoft or internal servers within your organization when software unexpectedly stops working or fails. If you enable this policy setting Windows Error Reporting does not send any problem information to Microsoft. Additionally solution information is not available in the Action Center in Control Panel. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Turn off Windows Error Reporting policy setting in Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System/Internet Communication Management/Internet Communication settings takes precedence. If Turn off Windows Error Reporting is also either disabled or not configured user settings in Control Panel for Windows Error Reporting are applied.

This policy setting controls whether additional data in support of error reports can be sent to Microsoft automatically. If you enable this policy setting any additional data requests from Microsoft in response to a Windows Error Reporting report are automatically declined without notification to the user. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting then consent policy settings in Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Error Reporting/Consent take precedence.

This policy setting controls the ability to change the color of window frames. If you enable this policy setting you prevent users from changing the default window frame color. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting you allow users to change the default window frame color. Note: This policy setting can be used in conjunction with the “Specify a default color for window frames” policy setting to enforce a specific color for window frames that cannot be changed by users.