Finding the Windows low-level debuggers on one page on MSDN

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Recently, I needed to do some lower-level debugging (on the native code level, below what Visual Studio can do) to troubleshoot an application startup issue.

To get the right debuggers, I went to search for them by name on MSDN. I found a nice collective page for Windows 8, and wanted to share a link to this page today. The page is "Download and Install Debugging Tools for Windows".

This page gives you access to the following debuggers:

  • Windows Debugger (WinDbg)
  • Console Debugger (CDB)
  • NT Symbolic Debugger (NTSD)
  • Kernel Debugger (KD).

These debuggers are part either of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) or the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). In addition, the SDK does contain extensions to Visual Studio.

Hope this helps!