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Doc: Update topic about post-mortem debugging on Windows

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The installer no longer asks about this and the option is
turned off by default.

Restructure the topic and add a reference to the existing
image of Debugger General preferences.

Change-Id: I33edfb29b0b8a65df00527226b4d802aa6a0d287

Reviewed-by: Teea Põldsam <teea.poldsam@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
2025-06-17 09:38:47 +02:00
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\title Debug crashed processes on Windows
The \e{post-mortem} debugger operating mode is available only on Windows,
if you installed the debugging tools for Windows.
You can launch the debugger in the \e {post-mortem} debugger operating mode
if an application crashes on Windows. Select \uicontrol {Debug in \QC} in the
error message from the Windows operating system.
The \QC installation program asks you whether you want to register \QC as a
post-mortem debugger. To change the setting, go to
\preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol General > \uicontrol {Use \QC for post-mortem debugging}.
You can use the post-mortem debugger only on Windows, and you must first
install the debugging tools for Windows.
You can launch the debugger in the post-mortem mode if an application
crashes on Windows. Select the \uicontrol {Debug in \QC} button in the error
message from the Windows operating system.
To register \QC as a post-mortem debugger, go to \preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol General, and then select
\uicontrol {Use \QC for post-mortem debugging}.
\image {qtcreator-preferences-debugger-general.webp} {General tab in Debugger preferences}
\sa {Debug}{How To: Debug}, {Debugging}, {Debuggers}, {Debugger}
*/