Creating Windows Runtime Components in C++ - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh441569(v=VS.85).aspx dbg_x86 - Offical Windows debugger - http://www.google.com.hk/custom?domains=www.carfield.com.hk&q=dbg_x86&sitesearch=&sa=Google+Search&client=pub-9426659565807829&forid=1&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&flav=0000&sig=aXjpqo0lVDLS88Ou&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A1&hl=en ntsd - Symbolic Debugger for Windows - http://www.google.com.hk/custom?domains=www.carfield.com.hk&q=ntsd&sitesearch=&sa=Google+Search&client=pub-9426659565807829&forid=1&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&flav=0000&sig=aXjpqo0lVDLS88Ou&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A1&hl=en symchk - verify the .pdb matched your dll - http://www.google.com.hk/custom?domains=www.carfield.com.hk&q=symchk&sitesearch=&sa=Google+Search&client=pub-9426659565807829&forid=1&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&flav=0000&sig=aXjpqo0lVDLS88Ou&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A1&hl=en windbg - interface from dbg - http://www.google.com.hk/custom?domains=www.carfield.com.hk&q=windbg&sitesearch=&sa=Google+Search&client=pub-9426659565807829&forid=1&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&flav=0000&sig=aXjpqo0lVDLS88Ou&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A1&hl=en Run windbg.exe and open memory.dmp into windbg (File->Open Crash Dump) Memory limits of windows applications - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/memory-limits-applications-windows http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/25091/which-are-visual-studio-2010-add-ins-that-every-developer-should-know-about