diff --git a/Windows/EmuThread.cpp b/Windows/EmuThread.cpp
index 5a81b5ceb89b..bdae8c567387 100644
--- a/Windows/EmuThread.cpp
+++ b/Windows/EmuThread.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void MainThreadFunc() {
 		if (performingRestart) {
 			// Okay, switching graphics didn't work out.  Probably a driver bug - fallback to restart.
 			// This happens on NVIDIA when switching OpenGL -> Vulkan.
-			g_Config.Save();
+			g_Config.Save("fallback");
 			W32Util::ExitAndRestart();
 		}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void MainThreadFunc() {
 			g_Config.iGPUBackend = (int)nextBackend;
 			// Clear this to ensure we try their selection.
 			g_Config.sFailedGPUBackends.clear();
-			g_Config.Save();
+			g_Config.Save("save failed gpu backends");
 
 			W32Util::ExitAndRestart();
 		} else {
diff --git a/Windows/GPU/D3D11Context.cpp b/Windows/GPU/D3D11Context.cpp
index c5ef162b2001..d94a31131c82 100644
--- a/Windows/GPU/D3D11Context.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GPU/D3D11Context.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ bool D3D11Context::Init(HINSTANCE hInst, HWND wnd, std::string *error_message) {
 			// Change the config to D3D and restart.
 			g_Config.iGPUBackend = (int)GPUBackend::DIRECT3D9;
 			g_Config.sFailedGPUBackends.clear();
-			g_Config.Save();
+			g_Config.Save("change to d3d9 from d3d11");
 
 			W32Util::ExitAndRestart();
 		}
diff --git a/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp b/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
index 527860d2eef9..c98095a131ed 100644
--- a/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ bool WindowsGLContext::InitFromRenderThread(std::string *error_message) {
 			bool d3d9 = IDYES == MessageBox(hWnd_, whichD3D9.c_str(), title.c_str(), MB_YESNO);
 			g_Config.iGPUBackend = d3d9 ? (int)GPUBackend::DIRECT3D9 : (int)GPUBackend::DIRECT3D11;
 			g_Config.sFailedGPUBackends.clear();
-			g_Config.Save();
+			g_Config.Save("change from gl to d3d");
 
 			W32Util::ExitAndRestart();
 		}