Report operating system errors
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Error Reporting\Advanced Error Reporting Settings Description
This policy setting controls whether errors in the operating system are included Windows Error Reporting is enabled. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Error Reporting includes operating system errors. If you disable this policy setting, operating system errors are not included in error reports. If you do not configure this policy setting, users can change this setting in Control Panel. By default, Windows Error Reporting settings in Control Panel are set to upload operating system errors. See also the Configure Error Reporting policy setting.
Registry
HKLM
Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting Value name: IncludeKernelFaults
Enabled: IncludeKernelFaults = 1
Disabled: IncludeKernelFaults = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ErrorReporting/PCH_ReportOperatingSystemFaults Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
Export Builder
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Report operating system errors
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting]
"IncludeKernelFaults"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeKernelFaults' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ErrorReporting/PCH_ReportOperatingSystemFaults
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting' -Name 'IncludeKernelFaults' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeKernelFaults' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting' -Name 'IncludeKernelFaults' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Report operating system errors
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP only
$path = 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'IncludeKernelFaults' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.