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Set-SilLogging

Applies configuration settings for Software Inventory Logging.

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Microsoft SoftwareInventoryLogging reference: Applies configuration settings for Software Inventory Logging. 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.

Set-SilLogging [-TimeOfDay <DateTime>] [-TargetUri <String>] [-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-CertificateThumbprint: Specifies a certificate thumbprint as a string. Software Inventory Logging encrypts logging data sent to the aggregation server by using this thumbprint. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, Software Inventory Logging does not encrypt data.
-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.
-TargetUri: Specifies the URI of an aggregation server. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, Software Inventory Logging does not send logging data over the network. If you do not specify an aggregation server for a virtual machine that runs on a computer that runs Hyper-V, Software Inventory Logging forwards logging data to a location that its Windows Server host can access.
-TimeOfDay (required): Specifies the time of day as a DateTime object when Software Inventory Logging forwards data. To obtain a DateTime object, use the Get-Date cmdlet. For more information, type Get-Help Get-Date. The default value is 3 a.m.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the SoftwareInventoryLogging 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: Specify an aggregation server

Set-SilLogging -TargetUri "https://log03.hosts.contoso.com"

This command specifies an aggregation server for Software Inventory Logging for the current computer. 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/SoftwareInventoryLogging/Set-SilLogging.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/softwareinventorylogging/set-sillogging?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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