Minidump Folder -

If your system is crashing but no files appear in the C:\Windows\Minidump folder, you may need to manually enable the feature.

Translation: Chrome asked the GPU to do something. The NVIDIA driver didn’t respond in time. The system assumed a freeze and crashed. minidump folder

When a Windows system encounters a "Stop Error"—a point where continuing operations would risk data corruption or hardware damage—it performs a final, desperate act of self-preservation. It freezes the state of the CPU, captures a snapshot of the active memory, and writes it to disk. If your system is crashing but no files

For incident responders, a compromised machine’s Minidump folder is priceless. The system assumed a freeze and crashed

If your computer is running perfectly, the Minidump folder is useless. However, if you are experiencing crashes, this folder is your best friend. It acts like a "black box" recorder on an airplane.