When Windows crashes, it collects information about the crash during the time that the Crash Screen is displayed. At this point, the OS collects information from running applications, drivers, ...

This post explains how to create a live kernel memory dump file using Task Manager. Microsoft has introduced a new troubleshooting feature in the Windows operating system to help administrators ...

Aren't dump files supposed to be mostly gibberish (to the untrained eye, anyway)? You could try a hex editor/viewer maybe.