6 files changed, 75 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/xmake/actions/run/main.lua b/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
index 39cbd4d6a..6ed59f3f1 100644
--- a/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/run/main.lua
@@ -88,12 +88,24 @@ function _do_run_target(target)
         targetfile = wine.program
     end
 
+    -- enable GUI error dialogs (Windows only)
+    -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/7176
+    local old_errormode
+    if target:policy("run.windows_error_dialog") and winos.set_error_mode then
+        old_errormode = winos.set_error_mode(0)
+    end
+
     -- debugging?
     if option.get("debug") then
         debugger.run(targetfile, args, {curdir = rundir, addenvs = addenvs, setenvs = setenvs})
     else
         os.execv(targetfile, args, {curdir = rundir, detach = option.get("detach"), addenvs = addenvs, setenvs = setenvs})
     end
+
+    -- restore error mode
+    if old_errormode then
+        winos.set_error_mode(old_errormode)
+    end
 end
 
 -- run target
diff --git a/xmake/core/base/os.lua b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
index ae730738e..d20cd671a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/os.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
@@ -1020,6 +1020,9 @@ function os.execv(program, argv, opt)
             local waitok, status = proc:wait(opt.timeout or -1)
             if waitok > 0 then
                 ok = status
+                if ok and ok ~= 0 then
+                    errors = process.get_exit_errors(filename, ok)
+                end
             elseif waitok == 0 and opt.timeout then
                 proc:kill()
                 waitok, status = proc:wait(-1)
@@ -1093,7 +1096,7 @@ function os.iorunv(program, argv, opt)
         if argv then
             cmd = cmd .. " " .. os.args(argv)
         end
-        errors = string.format("cannot runv(%s), %s", cmd, errors and errors or "unknown reason")
+        errors = string.format("cannot runv(%s), %s", cmd, errors or "unknown reason")
     end
 
     -- get output and error data
diff --git a/xmake/core/base/process.lua b/xmake/core/base/process.lua
index 5436115ed..692a6360f 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/process.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/process.lua
@@ -271,5 +271,57 @@ function process.openv(program, argv, opt)
     end
 end
 
+-- get missing dlls
+function process._get_missing_dlls(program)
+    local missing = {}
+    if not os.isexec(program) then
+        return missing
+    end
+
+    -- get paths
+    local pathenv = os.getenv("PATH") or ""
+    local paths = path.splitenv(pathenv)
+    table.insert(paths, 1, path.directory(program))
+
+    -- find missing dlls
+    local sandbox_module = require("sandbox/modules/import/core/sandbox/module")
+    local get_depend_libraries = sandbox_module.import("utils.binary.deplibs", {anonymous = true})
+    local imports = get_depend_libraries(program, {recursive = true}) or {}
+    for i, dll in ipairs(imports) do
+        imports[i] = path.filename(dll)
+    end
+    for _, dll in ipairs(imports) do
+        local found = false
+        for _, p in ipairs(paths) do
+            if os.isfile(path.join(p, dll)) then
+                found = true
+                break
+            end
+        end
+        if not found then
+            table.insert(missing, dll)
+        end
+    end
+    return missing
+end
+
+-- get process exit errors
+function process.get_exit_errors(program, exitcode)
+    local errors
+    if os.is_host("windows") then
+        -- DLL is missing, 0xC0000135
+        if exitcode == -1073741515 then
+            local missing_dlls = process._get_missing_dlls(program)
+            if #missing_dlls > 0 then
+                errors = string.format("system error 0xC0000135 (STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND).\nThe application failed to start because the following DLLs were not found:\n  - %s\nPlease check your PATH environment variable or copy the missing DLLs to the executable directory.", table.concat(missing_dlls, "\n  - "))
+            else
+                errors = string.format("system error 0xC0000135 (STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND).\nThe application failed to start because a dependent DLL was not found.\nPlease check your PATH environment variable or copy the missing DLL to the executable directory.")
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return errors
+end
+
+
 -- return module: process
 return process
diff --git a/xmake/core/project/policy.lua b/xmake/core/project/policy.lua
index 5123f0a5c..0fdd70831 100644
--- a/xmake/core/project/policy.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/project/policy.lua
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ function policy.policies()
             ["windows.manifest.uac.ui"]           = {description = "Enable ui access for windows UAC.", type = "boolean"},
             -- Automatically build before running
             ["run.autobuild"]                     = {description = "Automatically build before running.", type = "boolean"},
+            -- Enable/Disable Windows Error Reporting Dialogs
+            ["run.windows_error_dialog"]          = {description = "Enable Windows Error Reporting Dialogs during execution.", default = false, type = "boolean"},
             -- Enable install rpath
             ["install.rpath"]                     = {description = "Enable install rpath.", default = true, type = "boolean"},
             -- Strip package libraries for installation
diff --git a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
index aebb3cfb0..8fe76987e 100644
--- a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/os.lua
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ function sandbox_os.exec(cmd, ...)
     local ok, errors = os.exec(cmd)
     if ok ~= 0 then
         if ok ~= nil then
-            errors = string.format("exec(%s) failed(%d)", cmd, ok)
+            errors = string.format("exec(%s) failed(%d), %s", cmd, ok, errors or "unknown reason")
         else
-            errors = string.format("cannot exec(%s), %s", cmd, errors and errors or "unknown reason")
+            errors = string.format("cannot exec(%s), %s", cmd, errors or "unknown reason")
         end
         os.raise(errors)
     end
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ function sandbox_os.execv(program, argv, opt)
 
         -- get errors
         if ok ~= nil then
-            errors = string.format("execv(%s) failed(%d)", cmd, ok)
+            errors = string.format("execv(%s) failed(%d), %s", cmd, ok, errors or "unknown reason")
         else
-            errors = string.format("cannot execv(%s), %s", cmd, errors and errors or "unknown reason")
+            errors = string.format("cannot execv(%s), %s", cmd, errors or "unknown reason")
         end
         os.raise(errors)
     end
diff --git a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/winos.lua b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/winos.lua
index eddcf91d4..2ed01245d 100644
--- a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/winos.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/winos.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ sandbox_winos.logical_drives          = winos.logical_drives
 sandbox_winos.cmdargv                 = winos.cmdargv
 sandbox_winos.processes               = winos.processes
 sandbox_winos.inherit_handles_safely  = winos.inherit_handles_safely
+sandbox_winos.set_error_mode          = winos.set_error_mode
 
 -- get windows system version
 function sandbox_winos.version()