Getting windbg without the whole WDK

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Does anyone know how to get ahold of windbg without having to download the entire 620MB WDK ISO   All I can find on the net to download the debugger is this link  which says you have to get the whole WDK  http   www microsoft com whdc devtools debugging default mspx

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You can also get it from Chocolatey   https   chocolatey org packages windbg

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WinDbg is now available separately via MS Store  It s called  Preview  but I tested it to analyse some memory dumps and it works fine   If you re on Windows 10 - launch MS Store  type  WinDbg  in the search box and voi-la - you have it  The download is approx  100mb  It will downlaod required symbols automatically

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Try the MSDN archive link at http   archive msdn microsoft com debugtoolswindows Release ProjectReleases aspx ReleaseId 4912  It has the WinDbg MSI for both 32- and 64-bit  Version 6 12 2 633

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Actually  Microsoft has now made the Debugging Tools downloadable separately from the SDK  Look for the section  Standalone Debugging Tools for Windows  WinDbg   about mid-page    for Windows 8 1 for Windows 10

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If you run winsdk web exe from the following link  you can selectively install windbg or extract windbg installer msi   Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and  NET Framework 4 http   go microsoft com fwlink  LinkID 191420

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This Microsoft link allows you to select the SDK  When you run the install and only select Windows debugging tools it will only download 288mb and install the tool as stand alone   https   developer microsoft com en-us windows hardware download-windbg

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The saga continues with the Windows 10 version  I had to install Win Debug Tools on clean Windows 10 OS with Visual Studio 2015    To make a long story short  just  follow the instructions in the link provided by David Black  After downloading the files  instead of running the SDK installer  browse to the installers directory and execute the msi files directly    I wonder how many man hours have been lost through the last decade because of MS sloppiness in regards to WDK SDK installation

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I found both  x64 and x86 version 6 12 0002 633 here   http   rxwen blogspot de 2010 04 standalone-windbg-v6120002633 html

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I was looking for the same thing for a quick operation and found this question  I needed both 32-bit and 64-bit versions  This is an older version but the links are from the Microsoft servers  it should be safe  The link for 32-bit version is also in a previous answer but the version number i get on the install is different  maybe the same link is updated with a newer version since 2013  Cheksums are generated both locally and on VirusTotal  they match  Debugging Tools for Windows  x64   6 12 2 633  VirusTotal Scan   http   download microsoft com download A 6 A A6AC035D-DA3F-4F0C-ADA4-37C8E5D34E3D setup WinSDKDebuggingTools amd64 dbg amd64 msi  SHA-256 2e491bb98850abf9b9d2627185b57e048ba9b2410d68303698ac68c2daad9e5d  Debugging Tools for Windows  x86   6 12 2 633  VirusTotal Scan   http   download microsoft com download A 6 A A6AC035D-DA3F-4F0C-ADA4-37C8E5D34E3D setup WinSDKDebuggingTools dbg x86 msi  SHA-256 5a0f43281e51405408a043e2f94dd51782ef29671307d3538cfdff5b0e69d115  I tested the 64 bit debugger with a 64 bit program that was compiled some years ago   2012  and it works  Test is done on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit  v2004 Build 19041 207

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The standalone MSI file of windbg can be downloaded from here  The version is 6 12 0002 633  x86   http   download microsoft com download A 6 A A6AC035D-DA3F-4F0C-ADA4-37C8E5D34E3D setup WinSDKDebuggingTools dbg x86 msi

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Officially  you can t  But someone s been extracting them for your convenience and hosting them   Note  You can get the older releases on the official site  but the latest ones are part of the WDK

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http   codemachine com downloads html  Has all the individual msi files

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For Windows 7 x86 you can also download the ISO  http   www microsoft com en-us download confirmation aspx id 8442  And run  Setup WinSDKDebuggingTools dbg x86 msi  WinDbg exe will then be installed  default location  to  C  Program Files  x86  Debugging Tools for Windows  x86

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If you re on Windows 7 x64  the solution provided by Sukesh doesn t work   I managed to install the debugging tools by downloading the Windows SDK installer for Windows 8  here   and then choosing  Debugging Tools for Windows  in the installer

[windbg] Getting windbg without the whole WDK?

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