[SOLVED] How do you get Windows Error Reporting (WER) to save memory dumps for hangs?

How do you get Windows Error Reporting (WER) to save memory dumps for hangs?

WER is creating memory dumps after an application hangs. When Windows shows the dialog box ApplicationName is not responding, if the user clicks Close the program, I can see .hdmp files being created in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp. After it sends them to Microsoft, this folder is created: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_WindowsFormsApp5_823dc9208bf3a14f898f39469b7b6a0c6f17c7_3db8b24d_07a39f1b. However, this folder only has a .wer file with a summary.

Can Windows Error Reporting be configured to keep the memory dumps capturing the unresponsive application on the local disk?

I have already tried Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\LocalDumps, but it is only creating dumps for crashes, not hangs.

Solution

Create a REG_SZ value called CorporateWerServer in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\, and set it's value to empty string. Since Windows cannot contact the Corporate WER Server, the hang dumps will remain in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\