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# Generating DebugView Logs for XSplit Broadcaster

You can use Microsoft’s DebugView tool to perform comprehensive logging used for searching errors and troubleshooting.

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1. Add _devdebug_ as a start-up parameter on the XSplit Broadcaster shortcut. [Click here](/en/article/adding-startup-parameters-to-xsplit-broadcaster-1nkhtsq/) to learn more about adding start-up parameters.

![Adding devdebug as a parameter in the Target section](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323563678/2c53e6d3a0651b27eb25f8b6/devdebug-xbc-1.gif)

2. [Click here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/debugview) to Download DebugView.

3. Run DebugView as an administrator. 

![Running Dbgview.exe as administrator](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323563889/5b6d321466fa78357e08e6e7/devdebug-xbc-2.png)

3. Launch XSplit Broadcaster then reproduce the issue that you have been encountering.

4. On DebugView, go to **File > Save**.

![File > save command in Debugview](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323564063/a8ce157487425524f79aa41a/devdebug-xbc-3.png)

5. Click the drop-down menu next to **Save as type** and choose **All files** instead of **.log**.

6. Save the file in **.txt** format and browse to a _folder_, type in a _filename_ then click **Save**.

7. We recommend choosing a folder and filename that can easily be remembered and accessed.

![Naming and saving the debugview file as a text file](https://cdn4.xsplit.com/helpdesk/images/i/o/323564301/84de81e442d9490c45db0ecd/devdebug-xbc-4.gif)