| Dump Type | Typical Size | Contents | |--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | 64 KB – 256 KB | Bug check code, parameters, list of loaded drivers, stack of crashing thread. | | Kernel Memory Dump | 1/3 of RAM approx. | Kernel memory, loaded drivers, hardware abstraction layer, kernel‑mode stack. | | Complete Memory Dump | Equal to RAM size | Entire physical memory at crash time. Requires large paging file. | | Automatic Memory Dump | Variable | Same as kernel dump but can be smaller; Windows 11 default. | Default setting in Windows 11: Automatic Memory Dump – stored in %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP . Small dumps are also stored in %SystemRoot%\Minidump with a timestamped filename (e.g., 041426-25937-01.dmp ). 4. Overview of Windows 11 Dump File Viewers The table below compares the most popular viewers for Windows 11:
Arguments: Arg1: 00000000c0000005, Exception code = access violation Arg2: fffff8002e4a2b3f, Address of instruction that caused exception
nvlddmkm.sys (NVIDIA driver) caused an access violation. Update GPU drivers.
MODULE_NAME: nvlddmkm IMAGE_NAME: nvlddmkm.sys STACK_COMMAND: .thread ; .cxr ; kb FOLLOWUP_IP: nvlddmkm+1a2b3f