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(This is on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.) Windows usually pops up a window when a program crashes and tells you that it's investigating the issue. It often asks to send information to Microsoft to help future troubleshooting as well. See below for a sample screenshot.

Recently, a box popped up asking if I want to automatically send information to Microsoft on each crash, and I accidentally clicked yes. Now the error message no longer pops up at all--programs are crashing silently. (I know that they're crashing because I'm troubleshooting a specific program and no box pops up.)

How can I disable the automatic sending of information to Microsoft and get my crash notification back?

crash report example

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Just navigate to:

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Action Center\Problem Reporting Settings

and select the option:

  • Each time a problem occurs, ask me before checking for solutions

Here is a screenshot:

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The following describes the options:

  • Choosing Each time a problem occurs, ask me before checking for solutions will keep error reporting enabled but will prevent Windows
    7 from automatically notifying Microsoft about the issue. If your
    concern about error reporting is only privacy related, this is the
    best option for you

  • Choosing Never check for solutions will fully disable error reporting in Windows 7.

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I found a solution (that I probably should've done before posting). I searched Control Panel for "error reporting", then clicked the link titled "Choose how to check for solutions". Then I selected "Each time a problem occurs, ask me before checking for solutions". The crash messages have reappeared.

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