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-OR-
+3. Close the Diagnostic Data Viewer. Use your device as you normally would for a few days. Then open the Diagnostic Data Viewer again to review the updated list of diagnostic data.
- 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 Diagnostic Data Viewer again to review the updated list of diagnostic data.
-
- >[!Important]
- >Turning on data viewing can use up to 1 GB (by default) of disk space on your system drive. We strongly recommend that you 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 later in this article.
-
-### Use the Diagnostic Data Viewer
+## 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 Windows diagnostic events.** In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
+## View your Windows diagnostic events
- 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.
+In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
- >[!Important]
- >Seeing an event does not necessarily mean it has been uploaded yet. It’s possible that some events are still queued and will be uploaded at a later time.
+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.
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>Seeing an event does not necessarily mean it has been uploaded yet. It’s possible that some events are still queued and will be uploaded at a later time.

-- **Search your diagnostic events.** The **Search** box at the top of the screen lets you search among all of the diagnostic event details. The returned search results include any diagnostic event that contains the matching text.
+### Search your diagnostic events
- Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, with the matching text highlighted.
+The **Search** box at the top of the screen lets you search among all of the diagnostic event details. The returned search results include any diagnostic event that contains the matching text.
-- **Filter your diagnostic event categories.** The app's **Menu** button opens the detailed menu. In here, you can find a list of diagnostic event categories, which define how the events are used by Microsoft. Selecting a check box lets you filter between the diagnostic event categories.
+Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, with the matching text highlighted.
-- **Help to make your Windows experience better.** Microsoft only needs diagnostic data from a small number of devices to make big improvements to the Windows operating system and ultimately, your experience. If you’re a part of this small device group and you experience issues, Microsoft will collect the associated event diagnostic data, allowing your info to potentially help fix the issue for others.
+### Filter your diagnostic event categories
- To signify your contribution, you’ll see this icon () if your device is part of the group. In addition, if any of your diagnostic data events are sent from your device to Microsoft to help make improvements, you’ll see this icon ().
+The app's **Menu** button opens the detailed menu. In here, you can find a list of diagnostic event categories, which define how the events are used by Microsoft. Selecting a check box lets you filter between the diagnostic event categories.
-- **Provide event feedback.** The **Feedback** icon in the upper right corner of the window opens the Feedback Hub app, letting you provide feedback about the Diagnostic Data Viewer and the diagnostic events.
+### Help to make your Windows experience better
- Selecting a specific event in the Diagnostic Data Viewer automatically fills in the field in the Feedback Hub. You can add your comments to the box labeled, **Give us more detail (optional)**.
+Microsoft only needs diagnostic data from a small number of devices to make big improvements to the Windows operating system and ultimately, your experience. If you’re a part of this small device group and you experience issues, Microsoft will collect the associated event diagnostic data, allowing your info to potentially help fix the issue for others.
- >[!Important]
- >All content in the Feedback Hub is publicly viewable. Therefore, make sure you don't put any personal info into your feedback comments.
+To signify your contribution, you’ll see this icon () if your device is part of the group. In addition, if any of your diagnostic data events are sent from your device to Microsoft to help make improvements, you’ll see this icon ().
-- **View a summary of the data you've shared with us over time.** The **About my data** in Diagnostic Data Viewer lets you see an overview of the Windows data you've shared with Microsoft.
+## Provide event feedback
- Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, the breakdown of your data by category, the top components and services that have sent data, and more.
+The **Feedback** icon in the upper right corner of the window opens the Feedback Hub app, letting you provide feedback about the Diagnostic Data Viewer and the diagnostic events.
- >[!Important]
- >This content is a reflection of the history of Windows data the app has stored. If you'd like to have extended analyses, please modify the storage capacity of Diagnostic Data Viewer.
+Selecting a specific event in the Diagnostic Data Viewer automatically fills in the field in the Feedback Hub. You can add your comments to the box labeled, **Give us more detail (optional)**.
- 
+>[!IMPORTANT]
+>All content in the Feedback Hub is publicly viewable. Therefore, make sure you don't put any personal info into your feedback comments.
-## View Office Diagnostic Data
+### View a summary of the data you've shared with us over time
-By default, Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you Windows data. You can also view Office diagnostic data by enabling the feature in the app settings page. To learn more about how to view Office diagnostic data, see [Using the Diagnostic Data Viewer with Office](https://support.microsoft.com/office/cf761ce9-d805-4c60-a339-4e07f3182855).
+The **About my data** in the Diagnostic Data Viewer lets you see an overview of the Windows data you've shared with Microsoft.
+
+Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, the breakdown of your data by category, the top components and services that have sent data, and more.
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>This content is a reflection of the history of Windows data that the app has stored. If you'd like to have extended analyses, modify the storage capacity of the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
+
+
+
+## View Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office diagnostic data
+
+By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you Windows data. You can also view Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office diagnostic data by enabling the feature in the app settings page. To learn more about how to view Microsoft 365 Apps and Office diagnostic data, see [Using the Diagnostic Data Viewer with Office](https://support.microsoft.com/office/cf761ce9-d805-4c60-a339-4e07f3182855).
## Turn off data viewing
-When you're done reviewing your diagnostic data, you should turn of data viewing. This also removes your Windows data history. This setting doesn't affect your Office data viewing or history.
+When you're done reviewing your diagnostic data, you should turn off data viewing. This also removes your Windows data history. This setting doesn't affect your Office data viewing or history for Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office.
-**To turn off data viewing**
+To turn off data viewing, do the following steps:
1. Go to **Start**, select **Settings** > **Privacy & security** > **Diagnostics & feedback**.
2. Under **View diagnostic data**, turn off the **Turn on the Diagnostic Data Viewer** option.
-
## Modifying the size of your data history
-By default, Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you up to 1 GB or 30 days of data (whichever comes first) for Windows diagnostic data. Once either the time or space limit is reached, the data is incrementally dropped with the oldest data points dropped first.
+By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you up to 1 GB or 30 days of data (whichever comes first) for Windows diagnostic data. Once either the time or space limit is reached, the data is incrementally dropped with the oldest data points dropped first.
> [!Important]
> Note that if you have [Office diagnostic data viewing enabled](#view-office-diagnostic-data), the Office data history is fixed at 1 GB and cannot be modified.
@@ -138,21 +137,20 @@ To make changes to the size of your Windows diagnostic data history, visit the *
Available on Windows 10 (version 1809 and higher) and on Windows 11, you can review additional Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data in the **View problem reports** page within the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
-This page 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.
+This page 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.
-You can also use the Windows Error Reporting tool available in the Control Panel.
+You can also use the Windows Error Reporting tool available in the Control Panel.
-**To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data using the Diagnostic Data Viewer**
+### To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data using the Diagnostic Data Viewer
On Windows 10 (version 1809 and higher) and on Windows 11, you can review Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data in the Diagnostic Data Viewer.

-**To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data using the Control Panel**
+### To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data using the Control Panel
Go to **Start**, select **Control Panel** > **All Control Panel Items** > **Security and Maintenance** > **Problem Reports**.
-OR-
-Go to **Start** and search for _Problem Reports_.
+Go to **Start** and search for *Problem Reports*.
The **Review problem reports** tool opens, showing you your Windows Error Reporting reports, along with a status about whether it was sent to Microsoft.

From 09eb6c1b99122661f7a228df4fef38dac56a2716 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Daniel H. Brown" <32883970+DHB-MSFT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 15:43:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Miscellaneous changes to DDV overview article
---
.../diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md | 25 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
index 516a85e083..795e003a6e 100644
--- a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
+++ b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ To start the Diagnostic Data Viewer, do the following steps:
1. Go to **Start**, select **Settings** > **Privacy & security** > **Diagnostics & feedback**.
+ (You can also go to **Start** and search for *Diagnostic Data Viewer*.)
+
2. Under **View diagnostic data**, select the **Open Diagnostic Data Viewer** button.
3. Close the Diagnostic Data Viewer. Use your device as you normally would for a few days. Then open the Diagnostic Data Viewer again to review the updated list of diagnostic data.
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ To start the Diagnostic Data Viewer, do the following steps:
The Diagnostic Data Viewer provides you with the following features to view and filter your device's diagnostic data.
-## View your Windows diagnostic events
+### View your Windows diagnostic events
In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect activities that occurred and were sent to Microsoft.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ Selecting an event opens the detailed JSON view, which provides the exact detail
>[!NOTE]
>Seeing an event does not necessarily mean it has been uploaded yet. It’s possible that some events are still queued and will be uploaded at a later time.
- 
+
### Search your diagnostic events
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ Microsoft only needs diagnostic data from a small number of devices to make big
To signify your contribution, you’ll see this icon () if your device is part of the group. In addition, if any of your diagnostic data events are sent from your device to Microsoft to help make improvements, you’ll see this icon ().
-## Provide event feedback
+### Provide event feedback
The **Feedback** icon in the upper right corner of the window opens the Feedback Hub app, letting you provide feedback about the Diagnostic Data Viewer and the diagnostic events.
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ The **About my data** in the Diagnostic Data Viewer lets you see an overview of
Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, the breakdown of your data by category, the top components and services that have sent data, and more.
>[!NOTE]
->This content is a reflection of the history of Windows data that the app has stored. If you'd like to have extended analyses, modify the storage capacity of the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
+>This content is a reflection of the history of Windows data that the app has stored. If you'd like to have extended analyses, modify the storage capacity of the Diagnostic Data Viewer.

@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ To turn off data viewing, do the following steps:
By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you up to 1 GB or 30 days of data (whichever comes first) for Windows diagnostic data. Once either the time or space limit is reached, the data is incrementally dropped with the oldest data points dropped first.
> [!Important]
-> Note that if you have [Office diagnostic data viewing enabled](#view-office-diagnostic-data), the Office data history is fixed at 1 GB and cannot be modified.
+> If you have [diagnostic data viewing enabled](#view-microsoft-365-apps-and-microsoft-office-diagnostic-data) for Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office, their data history is fixed at 1 GB and cannot be modified.
**Modify the size of your data history**
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ To make changes to the size of your Windows diagnostic data history, visit the *
> [!Important]
> Decreasing the maximum amount of diagnostic data viewable through the tool will remove all data history and requires a reboot of your device. Additionally, increasing the maximum amount of diagnostic data viewable by the tool may come with performance impacts to your machine.
-## View additional diagnostic data in the View problem reports tool
+## View additional diagnostic data in the "View problem reports" tool
Available on Windows 10 (version 1809 and higher) and on Windows 11, you can review additional Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data in the **View problem reports** page within the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
@@ -145,15 +147,18 @@ You can also use the Windows Error Reporting tool available in the Control Panel
On Windows 10 (version 1809 and higher) and on Windows 11, you can review Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data in the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
-
+
### To view your Windows Error Reporting diagnostic data using the Control Panel
-Go to **Start**, select **Control Panel** > **All Control Panel Items** > **Security and Maintenance** > **Problem Reports**.
-OR-
-Go to **Start** and search for *Problem Reports*.
+To use the Windows Error Reporting tool in the Control Panel, you can do either of the following steps:
+
+- Go to **Start**, select **Control Panel** > **All Control Panel Items** > **Security and Maintenance** > **Problem Reports**.
+- Go to **Start** and search for *Problem Reports*.
+
The **Review problem reports** tool opens, showing you your Windows Error Reporting reports, along with a status about whether it was sent to Microsoft.
-
+
> [!IMPORTANT]
> To inquire about Windows data access or interoperability related to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), [submit this form](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=2271128).
From ae75bd8fcc30bb4f529ef5be6f561336816051bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Daniel H. Brown" <32883970+DHB-MSFT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 16:19:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Minor changes
---
windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
index 795e003a6e..33e0a0caca 100644
--- a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
+++ b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Selecting a specific event in the Diagnostic Data Viewer automatically fills in
### View a summary of the data you've shared with us over time
-The **About my data** in the Diagnostic Data Viewer lets you see an overview of the Windows data you've shared with Microsoft.
+The **About your data** in the Diagnostic Data Viewer lets you see an overview of the Windows data you've shared with Microsoft.
Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, the breakdown of your data by category, the top components and services that have sent data, and more.
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, th

-## View Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office diagnostic data
+## View Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office diagnostic data
-By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you Windows data. You can also view Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office diagnostic data by enabling the feature in the app settings page. To learn more about how to view Microsoft 365 Apps and Office diagnostic data, see [Using the Diagnostic Data Viewer with Office](https://support.microsoft.com/office/cf761ce9-d805-4c60-a339-4e07f3182855).
+By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you Windows data. You can also view Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office diagnostic data by enabling the feature in the app settings page. To learn more about how to view Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office diagnostic data, see [Using the Diagnostic Data Viewer with Office](https://support.microsoft.com/office/cf761ce9-d805-4c60-a339-4e07f3182855).
## Turn off data viewing
-When you're done reviewing your diagnostic data, you should turn off data viewing. This also removes your Windows data history. This setting doesn't affect your Office data viewing or history for Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office.
+When you're done reviewing your diagnostic data, you should turn off data viewing. This also removes your Windows data history. This setting doesn't affect your data viewing or history for Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office.
To turn off data viewing, do the following steps:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ To turn off data viewing, do the following steps:
By default, the Diagnostic Data Viewer shows you up to 1 GB or 30 days of data (whichever comes first) for Windows diagnostic data. Once either the time or space limit is reached, the data is incrementally dropped with the oldest data points dropped first.
> [!Important]
-> If you have [diagnostic data viewing enabled](#view-microsoft-365-apps-and-microsoft-office-diagnostic-data) for Microsoft 365 Apps and Microsoft Office, their data history is fixed at 1 GB and cannot be modified.
+> If you have [diagnostic data viewing enabled](#view-microsoft-365-apps-or-microsoft-office-diagnostic-data) for Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office, their data history is fixed at 1 GB and cannot be modified.
**Modify the size of your data history**
From 8e1d9627410c6d72831eadc3cf8893353c0c51ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Daniel H. Brown" <32883970+DHB-MSFT@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 16:22:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] More minor changes
---
windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
index 33e0a0caca..2ef8b38b94 100644
--- a/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
+++ b/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ In the left column, you can review your diagnostic events. These events reflect
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.
>[!NOTE]
->Seeing an event does not necessarily mean it has been uploaded yet. It’s possible that some events are still queued and will be uploaded at a later time.
+>Seeing an event doesn't necessarily mean it has been uploaded yet. It’s possible that some events are still queued and will be uploaded at a later time.

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The app's **Menu** button opens the detailed menu. In here, you can find a list
### Help to make your Windows experience better
-Microsoft only needs diagnostic data from a small number of devices to make big improvements to the Windows operating system and ultimately, your experience. If you’re a part of this small device group and you experience issues, Microsoft will collect the associated event diagnostic data, allowing your info to potentially help fix the issue for others.
+Microsoft only needs diagnostic data from a small number of devices to make big improvements to the Windows operating system and ultimately, your experience. If you’re a part of this small device group and you experience issues, Microsoft collects the associated event diagnostic data, allowing your info to potentially help fix the issue for others.
To signify your contribution, you’ll see this icon () if your device is part of the group. In addition, if any of your diagnostic data events are sent from your device to Microsoft to help make improvements, you’ll see this icon ().
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Through this feature, you can see how much data you send on average each day, th
>[!NOTE]
>This content is a reflection of the history of Windows data that the app has stored. If you'd like to have extended analyses, modify the storage capacity of the Diagnostic Data Viewer.
-
+
## View Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office diagnostic data