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Export-Trace

Exports an event trace log file for provisioning.

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Microsoft Provisioning reference: Exports an event trace log file for provisioning. 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.

Export-Trace [-ETLFile] <String> [-Overwrite] [-LogsDirectoryPath <String>] [-WprpFile <String>]
 [-ConnectedDevice] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Export-Trace. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Provisioning · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-ConnectedDevice: If enabled, specifies that the device type is mobile.
-ETLFile (required): Specifies the ETL file location.
-LogsDirectoryPath: Specifies the logs directory path.
-Overwrite: Indicates that the cmdlet overwrites an existing exported log if one exists.
-WprpFile: Specifies the location of the WPR profile file.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Provisioning 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: Export trace events from an ETL file

Export-Trace -ETLFile C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsUpdate\WindowsUpdate.20211013.074054.819.1.etl -LogsDirectoryPath C:\ETL\Logs

Exports trace events from a specified ETL file and saves the logs to the C:\ETL\Logs folder. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Provisioning/Export-Trace.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/provisioning/export-trace?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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