Configure Memory Dump by Windows command

This post shows how to configure Memory Dump by Windows command.

By default on Windows Server 2016 and 2019, settings are the following.

Parameter	Value
Write debugging information	Automatic memory dump
Dump file	%SystemRoot$\MEMORY.DMP
Overwrite any existing file	Checked

Configure the foregoing parameters by command.
I have checked the procedure in this post on Windows Server 2016 and 2019.

Contents

Command

Command

Run the following commands in Administrator’s Command Prompt.

Write debugging information

(1) Run the following command to configure Write debugging information value.
DebugInfoType means the following.
0: none
1: Complete memory dump
2: Kernel memory dump
3: Small memory dump
7: Automatic memory dump
10: Active memory dump

wmic RECOVEROS set DebugInfoType=2

It shows the following.

Property(s) update successful.

(2) Run the following command to confirm the modification.

wmic RECOVEROS get DebugInfoType

It shows the following.

DebugInfoType
2

Debug file

(1) Run the following command to configure Debug file value.

i. If other than Small memory dump:
Output file is %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP as an example.

wmic RECOVEROS set DebugFilePath="%SystemRoot\MEMORY.DMP"

It shows the following.

Property(s) update successful.

ii. If Small memory dump:
Output folder is %SystemRoot%\Minidump as an example.

wmic RECOVEROS set MiniDumpDirectory="%SystemRoot\Minidump"

It shows the following.

Property(s) update successful.

(2) Run the following command to confirm the modification.

i. If other than Small memory dump:

wmic RECOVEROS get DebugFilePath

It shows the following.

DebugFilePath
%SystemRoot%MEMORY.DMP

ii. If Small memory dump:

wmic RECOVEROS get MiniDumpDirectory

It shows the following.

MiniDumpDirectory
%SystemRoot%\Minidump

Overwrite any existing file

(1) Run the following command to configure Write Overwrite any existing file value.
OverwriteExistingDebugFile means the following.
True: Checked
False: Unchecked

wmic RECOVEROS set OverwriteExistingDebugFile=True

It shows the following.

Property(s) update successful.

(2) Run the following command to confirm the modification.

wmic RECOVEROS get OverwriteExistingDebugFile

It shows the following.

OverwriteExistingDebugFile
TRUE

That’s about it.