Use when a native C/C++ app, service, or user-mode driver host (including UMDF) crashes with a structured exception in a dump or WinDbg session, including native faults inside managed processes. Not for managed .NET exceptions, WinUI/XAML app errors, or kernel bugchecks.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-user-exception-triagenpx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-user-exception-triage -a claude-code -gnpx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-user-exception-triage -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills.git --path plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-user-exception-triagegh skill install microsoft/win-dev-skills windbg-user-exception-triagegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills/plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-user-exception-triage ~/.claude/skills/windbg-user-exception-triage # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills/plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-user-exception-triage ~/.agents/skills/windbg-user-exception-triage # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode