[tbb-bugs] #21353 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Register with Microsoft to view any Windows Error Reporting reports

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#21353: Register with Microsoft to view any Windows Error Reporting reports
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     Reporter:  tom                       |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  defect                    |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                    |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                    |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                            |  Parent ID:
       Points:                            |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                            |
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 If users report crashes in TB via Windows Error Reporting (WER) - they go
 to Microsoft where they are probably ignored. BUT, we can create an
 account and view these reports, for free I believe.

 Thing link talks about the program: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
 us/windows/hardware/drivers/dashboard/windows-error-reporting-getting-
 started

 To register we would need to follow these steps:
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/drivers/dashboard
 /register-for-the-hardware-program which involve:

 1. Getting an EV code signing cert (done!)
 2. Signing a text file to prove ownship of said cert
 3. Creating an 'Azure AD Directory' account
 4. Sign 'Hardware Developer Legal Agreements

 The agreements we would need to sign include:
  - Azure AD Account stuff which is here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-
 us/support/legal/
  - The nebulous 'hardware developer' agreements which I am trying to find
 a copy of...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/21353>
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