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Get-TroubleshootingPack

Gets a troubleshooting pack or generates an answer file.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft TroubleshootingPack reference: Gets a troubleshooting pack or generates an answer file. 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.

Get-TroubleshootingPack [-Path] <String> [-AnswerFile <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-AnswerFile

Specifies a path where the cmdlet saves an answer file. You can use an absolute path, a relative path, or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path. If you specify this parameter, this cmdlet does not provide output. You can use the Get-TroubleshootingPack cmdlet to generate an XML file that contains answers to troubleshooting questions. You can use the answers stored in an answer file to automate question responses during package execution using the Invoke-TroubleshootingPack cmdlet.

-Path (required)

Specifies a path to the folder that contains the troubleshooting pack. You can use an absolute path, a relative path, or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.

Prerequisites

Windows with the TroubleshootingPack 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 is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Get-TroubleshootingPack -Path "C:\Windows\Diagnostics\System\Audio"

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/TroubleshootingPack/Get-TroubleshootingPack.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/troubleshootingpack/get-troubleshootingpack?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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