Configure Report Archive
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Error Reporting\Advanced Error Reporting Settings Description
This policy setting controls the behavior of the Windows Error Reporting archive. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure Windows Error Reporting archiving behavior. If Archive behavior is set to Store all, all data collected for each error report is stored in the appropriate location. If Archive behavior is set to Store parameters only, only the minimum information required to check for an existing solution is stored. The Maximum number of reports to store setting determines how many reports are stored before older reports are automatically deleted. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, no Windows Error Reporting information is stored.
Registry
HKLM
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting Value name: DisableArchive
Enabled: DisableArchive = 0
Disabled: DisableArchive = 1
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ErrorReporting/WerArchive_2 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: Configure Report Archive
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Vista
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting]
"DisableArchive"=dword:00000000
"ConfigureArchive"=dword:00000002
"MaxArchiveCount"=dword:000001f4More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableArchive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ConfigureArchive' -Value 2 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -Value 500 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_ErrorReporting/WerArchive_2
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>
<data id="WerArchiveBehavior" value="2"/>
<data id="WerMaxArchiveCount" value="500"/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'DisableArchive' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'ConfigureArchive' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -Expected 500 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableArchive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ConfigureArchive' -Value 2 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -Value 500 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
# 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: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
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
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'DisableArchive' -Expected 0 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'ConfigureArchive' -Expected 2 -Kind DWord)
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting' -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -Expected 500 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Configure Report Archive
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Vista
$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'DisableArchive' -Value 0 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'ConfigureArchive' -Value 2 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'MaxArchiveCount' -Value 500 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.