Policy
Configure Report Archive
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting controls the behavior of the Windows Error Reporting archive. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure Windows Error Reporting archiving behavior. If Archive behavior is set to Store all, all data collected for each error report is stored in the appropriate location. If Archive behavior is set to Store parameters only, only the minimum information required to check for an existing solution is stored. The Maximum number of reports to store setting determines how many reports are stored before older reports are automatically deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, no Windows Error Reporting information is stored.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting Value name DisableArchive | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Maximum number of reports to store: ID WerMaxArchiveCount | decimal | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting Value name MaxArchiveCount Type REG_DWORD | Range: ? to 5000 | |
| Computer | Archive behavior: ID WerArchiveBehavior | enum | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting Value name ConfigureArchive Type REG_DWORD | Options: Store all (2), Store parameters only (1) |