Microsoft Wdac reference: Enables BidTrace for troubleshooting Windows DAC. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Enable-WdacBidTrace. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / Wdac · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Folder (required)
Specifies a folder. This cmdlet enables BidTrace for all applications under the folder that this cmdlet specifies.
-IncludeAllApplications (required)
Indicates that this cmdlet applies to all applications. If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet enables BidTrace for all applications.
-InputObject (required)
Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-Path (required)
Specifies the full path of an application. This cmdlet enables BidTrace for the application that this parameter specifies.
-Platform
Specifies the platform architecture. This cmdlet enables BidTrace for the WDAC BidTrace settings that belong to the architecture that this parameter specifies. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - 32-bit - 64-bit - All The default value is 32-bit on a 32-bit process. The default value is 64-bit on a 64-bit process. If you run this cmdlet in a remote CIM session, this parameter refers to the platform architecture on the remote computer.
-ProcessId
Specifies a process ID. This cmdlet enables BidTrace for the process that has the ID that this parameter specifies.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the Wdac module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Enable BidTrace for an application on a platform
This command enables the BidTrace for the application C:\temp\abc.exe on the 32-bit platform. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.