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# SetWatsonDumpEnablement

> Configures the enablement settings for Device Removed Extended Data (DRED) Watson dump creation.

Configures the enablement settings for Device Removed Extended Data (DRED) dump creation for [Windows Error Reporting (WER)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/wer/windows-error-reporting), also known as Watson.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
void SetWatsonDumpEnablement(
    D3D12_DRED_ENABLEMENT Enablement
)
```

### Parameters

*Enablement*\
Type: D3D12\_DRED\_ENABLEMENT

A [D3D12\_DRED\_ENABLEMENT](/reference/graphics/d3d12/enums/d3d12_dred_enablement_public) value. The default is **D3D12\_DRED\_ENABLEMENT\_SYSTEM\_CONTROLLED**.

### Return value

Type: void

None.

## Requirements

**Header:** d3d12\_xs.h or d3d12\_x.h\
**Library:** d3d12\_xs.lib or d3d12\_x.lib\
**Supported Platforms**: XBOX Series consoles and XBOX One family

## See Also

* [ID3D12DeviceRemovedExtendedDataSettings interface](/reference/graphics/d3d12/interfaces/id3d12deviceremovedextendeddatasettings/id3d12deviceremovedextendeddatasettings_public)
* [Use DRED to diagnose GPU faults](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/direct3d12/use-dred)


## Related topics

- [xbWatson](/tools/tools-console/xbWatson/xbwatson.md)
- [SetPageFaultEnablement](/reference/graphics/d3d12/interfaces/id3d12deviceremovedextendeddatasettings/methods/id3d12deviceremovedextendeddatasettings_setpagefaultenablement_public.md)
- [Debugging XBOX projects by using Visual Studio](/tools/tools-console/visualstudio/debugging-with-visualstudio.md)
- [Address Sanitizer Support for XBOX](/tools/tools-console/visualstudio/address-sanitizer-support.md)
- [Automatic crash dump collection](/services/playfab/multiplayer/servers/crash-dump-collection.md)