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description: Use this article to make informed decisions about how you can configure telemetry in your organization.
title: Diagnostic Data Viewer Overview (Windows 10)
description: Use this article to use the Diagnostic Data Viewer application to review the diagnostic data sent to Microsoft by your device.
keywords: privacy
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: manage
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ms.localizationpriority: high
author: eross-msft
ms.author: lizross
ms.date: 01/09/2018
ms.date: 01/11/2018
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# Diagnostic Data Viewer Overview
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**Applies to**
- Windows 10, Windows Insider Preview
- Windows Server, Windows Insider Preview
[This information relates to pre-released product which may be substantially modified before it's commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here.]
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You must turn on data viewing and download the app before you can use the Diagnostic Data Viewer to review your device's diagnostic data.
### Turn on data viewing
Before you can use this tool, you must turn on data viewing in the **Settings** panel.
Before you can use this tool, you must turn on data viewing in the **Settings** panel. Turning on data viewing lets Windows store your device's diagnostic data until you turn it off. Turning off data viewing stops Windows from collecting your diagnostic data and clears the existing diagnostic data from your device.
**To turn on data viewing**
1. Go to **Start**, select **Settings** > **Privacy** > **Feedback & diagnostics**.
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![Location to turn on data viewing](images/ddv-data-viewing.png)
By turning on data viewing, Windows can temporarily keep a copy of your diagnostic data after it's sent to Microsoft.
### Download the Diagnostic Data Viewer
Download the app from the [Windows Store Diagnostic Data Viewer](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/diagnostic-data-viewer/9n8wtrrsq8f7?rtc=1) page.
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2. Under **Diagnostic data**, select the **Diagnostic Data Viewer** button.
![Turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer](images/ddv-settings-launch.png)
![Location to turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer](images/ddv-settings-launch.png)
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3. Go to **Start** and search for the Diagnostic Data Viewer app.
Go to **Start** and search for _Diagnostic Data Viewer_.
3. Close the Diagnostic Data Viewer app, use your device as you normally would for a few days, and then open Diganostic Data Viewer again to review the updated list of diagnostic data.
>[!Important]
>Turning on data viewing can use up to 1GB of disk space on your system drive. We strongly recommend that your turn off data viewing when you're done using the Diagnostic Data Viewer. For info about turning off data viewing, see the [Turn off data viewing](#turn-off-data-viewing) section in this article.
### Use the Diagnostic Data Viewer
The Diagnostic Data Viewer provides you with the following features to view and filter your device's diagnostic data.
- **View your diagnostic events.** In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, which provides the exact details uploaded to Microsoft. Microsoft uses this info to continually improve the Windows platform.
Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, which provides the exact details uploaded to Microsoft. Microsoft uses this info to continually improve the Windows operating system.
- **Search your diagnostic events.** The **Search** box at the top of the screen lets you search amongst all of the diagnostic event details. The returned search results include any diagnostic event that contains the matching text.
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![Icon to review the device-level sampling](images/ddv-device-sample.png)<br>**Fig. 1: Device-level sampling icon**
- **Event-level sampling.** If your device is part of the random group sending additional data to Microsoft, you will see this icon (Fig. 2) next to every specific event being sent to Microsoft. All of this data is used to help improve the Windows platform.
- **Event-level sampling.** If your device is part of the random group sending additional data to Microsoft, you might see this icon (Fig. 2) next to specific events. This icon means that the event is part of the additional diagnostic data your device is sending to Microsoft. All of this data is used to help improve the Windows operating system.
![Icon to review the event-level sampling](images/ddv-event-sample.png)<br>**Fig. 2: Event-level sampling icon**
## Turn off data viewing
When you're done reviewing your diagnostic data, you should turn of data viewing.
**To turn off data viewing**
1. Go to **Start**, select **Settings** > **Privacy** > **Feedback & diagnostics**.
2. Under **Diagnostic data**, turn off the **If data viewing is enabled, you can syour diagnostics data** option.
![Location to turn off data viewing](images/ddv-settings-off.png)
## View additional diagnostic data in the Problem Reports tool
You can review additional Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data in the **View problem reports** tool. This tool provides you with a summary of various crash reports that are sent to Microsoft as part of Windows Error Reporting. We use this data to find and fix specific issues that are hard to replicate and to improve the Windows operating system.
**To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data**
1. Go to **Start**, select **Control Panel** > **All Control Panel Items** > **Security and Maintenance** > **Problem Reports**.
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Go to **Start** and search for _Problem Reports_.
The **Review problem reports** sceen opens, showing you your Windows Error Reporting reports, along with a status about whether it was sent to Microsoft.
![View problem reports tool with report statuses](images/ddv-problem-reports-screen.png)

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