An application crashed

What it means

A program crashed. Shows the application, the faulting module (DLL) and an exception code.

Why it matters

The faulting module often points straight at the cause, for example an add-in or a graphics driver.

What to do

• Note the Faulting module name.
• Update or repair the application; disable add-ins if the module belongs to one.

Find it with PowerShell

Get-WinEvent -MaxEvents 20 -FilterHashtable @{
  LogName = 'Application'; Id = 1000
} | Select-Object TimeCreated, ProviderName, Message

Add -ComputerName SERVER to query another machine. Other event sources can reuse the same ID number, so check the ProviderName column.