View App Crash Details - QL-Win/QuickLook GitHub Wiki

Step-by-Step:

1. Open Event Viewer:
   • Press Win + R, type eventvwr, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to Application Logs:
   • In the left sidebar: Windows Logs → Application
3. Filter or Find Error Events:
   • In the middle pane, look for Error or Critical events.
   • You can also use Find... (right-click the Application log → Find) and search for terms like "QuickLook".
4. Look for crash details:
   • Source: Often you'll see sources like Application Error, .NET Runtime, Windows Error Reporting.
   • Double-click an event to open and view details.
5. Key Information inside the Event:
   • Faulting application name: Which app crashed
   • Faulting module name: Which DLL or EXE caused the crash
   • Exception code: (e.g., 0xc0000005 = Access violation)
   • Fault offset: Where in the code it crashed
   • Process ID / Thread ID

(Optional) Pro Tips:

• Custom View: You can create a Custom View in Event Viewer that only shows crash events.
• Save Crash Logs: You can right-click a crash event → Save Selected Event to export it as .evtx file.
• Windows Reliability Monitor: Another easier way is open Reliability Monitor:
  • Press Win + R, type perfmon /rel, press Enter.
  • It gives a visual timeline of crashes and failures, and you can click on a crash to see the Event Log details directly.