diff --git a/src/Util/log.cpp b/src/Util/log.cpp
index a9c262aa..4b2b91ed 100644
--- a/src/Util/log.cpp
+++ b/src/Util/log.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,53 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <Util/config.h>
 
+#ifdef _WIN64
+#include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "log.h"
+
 namespace logging {
 std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr> sinks;
+constexpr bool log_file_exceptions = true;  // disable it to disable logging
+
+void flush() { spdlog::details::registry::instance().flush_all(); }
+
+#ifdef _WIN64
+
+static LONG WINAPI exception_handler(PEXCEPTION_POINTERS pExp) noexcept {
+    const u32 ec = pExp->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode;
+    switch (ec) {
+        case EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION:
+            LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ({}). ", log_hex(ec));
+            switch (pExp->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionInformation[0]) {
+                case 0: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Read violation at address {}.", log_hex(pExp->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionInformation[1])); break;
+                case 1: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Write violation at address {}.", log_hex(pExp->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionInformation[1])); break;
+                case 8:LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"DEP violation at address {}.", log_hex(pExp->ExceptionRecord->ExceptionInformation[1])); break;
+                default: break;
+            }
+            break;
+        case EXCEPTION_ARRAY_BOUNDS_EXCEEDED: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_ARRAY_BOUNDS_EXCEEDED ({:#x}). ", ec); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_DATATYPE_MISALIGNMENT: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_DATATYPE_MISALIGNMENT ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_FLT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_FLT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_IN_PAGE_ERROR: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_IN_PAGE_ERROR ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_INT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        case EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW: LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Exception EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW ({}). ", log_hex(ec)); break;
+        default: return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
+    }
+    flush();
+    return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
+}
+
+void register_log_exception_handler() {
+    if (!AddVectoredExceptionHandler(0, exception_handler)) {
+        LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions,"Failed to register an exception handler");
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 
 int init(bool use_stdout) {
     sinks.clear();   // clear existing sinks
@@ -20,6 +65,23 @@ int init(bool use_stdout) {
     spdlog::set_formatter(std::move(f));
     spdlog::set_level(static_cast<spdlog::level::level_enum>(Config::getLogLevel()));
     spdlog::level::level_enum t = spdlog::get_level();
+
+    #ifdef _WIN64
+    register_log_exception_handler();
+    #endif
+   static std::terminate_handler old_terminate = nullptr;
+    old_terminate = std::set_terminate([]() {
+        try {
+            std::rethrow_exception(std::current_exception());
+        } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+            LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions, "Unhandled C++ exception. {}", e.what());
+        } catch (...) {
+            LOG_CRITICAL_IF(log_file_exceptions, "Unhandled C++ exception. UNKNOWN");
+        }
+        flush();
+        if (old_terminate) old_terminate();
+    });
+
     return 0;  // all ok
 }