Debugging Tools for Windows

Disassembly Window

The Disassembly window displays executable code in assembly language.

Opening the Disassembly Window

To open or switch to the Disassembly window, in the WinDbg window, on the View menu, click Disassembly. (You can also press ALT+7 or click the Disassembly (Alt+7) button () on the toolbar. ALT+SHIFT+7 will close the Disassembly Window.)

The following figure shows an example of a Disassembly window.

The debugger takes a section of memory, interprets it as binary machine instructions, and then disassembles it to produce an assembly-language version of the machine instructions. The resulting code is displayed in the Disassembly window.

Using the Disassembly Window

In the Disassembly window, you can do the following:

Toolbar and Shortcut Menu

The Disassembly window has a toolbar that contains two buttons and a shortcut menu with additional commands. To access the menu, right-click the title bar or click the icon that appears near the upper-right corner of the window (). The toolbar and menu contain the following commands:

Additional Information

For more information about assembly debugging and related commands and a full explanation of the assembly display, see Debugging in Assembly Mode. For more information about docked, tabbed, and floating windows, see Positioning the Windows. For more information about all techniques that you can use to control debugging information windows, see Using Debugging Information Windows.

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