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Store Management System

The WER Store Management System component is responsible for maintaining the error report stores (folders) and for scheduling the prompts that a user will see when there are unsent queued error reports. WER uses user stores for user-level problems and machine stores for system-level problems. The type of store affects the WER prompts that a user sees and the location where the error report data is stored. In addition, user and machine stores contain two subfolders named ReportQueue and ReportArchive. These folders store the queued (unsent) and archived report contents, respectively. The actual data for each error report is stored in individual subfolders within the ReportQueue and ReportArchive folders, which are compressed by default using NTFS compression. When an error report is generated, the queue subsystem evaluates the WER configuration and connection status to determine the appropriate store to use. The WER queuing structure and behavior is discussed later in this section.

User Store

The WER user store is located in the following folder:

Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER

The default WER behavior is to store error report data in user stores. Error reports are written to the current user's store if the following conditions are true:

  • Reporting failed for any reason other than the user clicking Cancel.
  • The application developer designed the application using WER APIs to specify queuing as the default behavior.
  • The ForceAdminQueue policy is not enabled.

Computer Store

The WER computer store is located in the following folder:

ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER

You can configure WER by using Group Policy or the registry to force all error report data to be written to the machine store. Reports are written to the machine store if either of the following conditions is true:

  • The process submitting the report is not running in an interactive desktop (includes system services).
  • The ForceAdminQueue policy is enabled.

Report Queue Folder

The ReportQueue folder contains reports that are queued for sending at a later time. These reports have either the necessary consent and are pending a network connection for upload, or they need consent from the user before they can be uploaded. When a report has been successfully uploaded, it is removed from the ReportQueue folder. This folder is referred to as the Upload or Signoff queue. After a report is successfully submitted, the report, along with any uploaded data, is copied into the ReportArchive folder.

The location of the ReportQueue folder is either of the following:

  • Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue (for reports in the user store)
  • ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue (for reports in the computer store)

Note that when the error data is collected initially and before it is queued in the Report- Queue folder, the collected error report files are stored in subfolders within the following folder:

Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp
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  1. Windows 7 Desktop Maintenance
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  3. Improvements to Performance Monitoring in Windows 7
  4. Using Performance Monitor
  5. Real-Time Performance Monitoring
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  27. Channels
  28. Improvements to Event Monitoring in Windows 7
  29. Using Event Viewer
  30. Understanding Views
  31. Viewing Event Logs
  32. Saving Event Logs
  33. Configuring Event Subscriptions
  34. Considerations for Workgroup Environments
  35. Creating a New Subscription
  36. Using the Windows Events Command-Line Utility for Event Monitoring
  37. Using Windows PowerShell for Event Monitoring
  38. Using Task Scheduler
  39. Improvements to Task Scheduler in Windows 7
  40. Understanding Tasks
  41. Understanding the Task Scheduler Architecture
  42. Understanding Task Scheduler Security
  43. Credentials Management
  44. Securing Running Tasks
  45. Understanding AT and Task Scheduler v1.0 Compatibility Modes
  46. Understanding the Task Scheduler Snap-in
  47. Understanding Default Tasks
  48. Creating Tasks
  49. Defining Triggers
  50. At Startup Trigger
  51. On Connection To AND Disconnect From User Session Triggers
  52. On Workstation Lock AND Unlock Triggers
  53. Defining Actions
  54. Defining Conditions
  55. Defining Settings
  56. Managing Tasks
  57. Viewing History
  58. Using SchTasks.exe for Creating and Managing Tasks
  59. Task Scheduler Events
  60. Troubleshooting Task Scheduler
  61. Tasks Won't Run If the Service Is Not Started
  62. The Task Will Run Only When a Certain User Is Logged On
  63. The Task Action Failed to Execute
  64. Interpreting Result and Return Codes
  65. Understanding the Windows System Assessment Tool
  66. Understanding WinSAT Assessment Tests
  67. Examining the WinSAT Features Assessment
  68. Running WinSAT from the Command Line
  69. Understanding WinSAT Command Exit Values
  70. Running WinSAT Using Performance Information and Tools
  71. System Capabilities Section
  72. OEM Upsell And Help Section
  73. Understanding Windows Error Reporting
  74. Overview of Windows Error Reporting
  75. How WER Works
  76. Store Management System
  77. ReportArchive Folder
  78. WER Service
  79. Understanding the Error Reporting Cycle
  80. Understanding WER Data
  81. Configuring WER Using Group Policy
  82. Configuring WER Using the Action Center