windbg-user-heap-corruption-investigation
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Use when an app, service, or user-mode driver host heap fails or Application Verifier detects corruption; inspect history and bounds. Not for kernel pool corruption or ordinary OOM.
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npx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-user-heap-corruption-investigation -a claude-code
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