Best way to debug BSOD from custom driver?

NTDEV
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Hi all,
I’m working on a custom Windows driver and hitting a BSOD during load. What’s the best way to track down the cause? Using WinDbg but still new to it.

Thanks!

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Windbg command '!analyze -v' is where you start. Quite frequently that will provide a complete diagnosis of the problem.

You need to set up windbg to have access to the symbols for your custom driver.
Also consider using Driver Verifier in conjunction with windbg, as verifier will catch many driver malfunctions early, rather than having the system crash later on from corruption caused by your driver.