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Test-SbecActiveConfig

Tests the active Boot Event Collector configuration.

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Microsoft BootEventCollector reference: Tests the active Boot Event Collector configuration. 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.

Test-SbecActiveConfig [-Content] <String[]> [[-ComputerName] <String[]>] [[-CimSession] <CimSession[]>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet on the remote computers through a remote session. Enter a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet or an array of these objects. The default is to run the cmdlet on the local computer. For more information, see About_CimSession.
-ComputerName: Specifies the names of the computers on which you want to perform the operation. You can specify a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), a NetBIOS name, or an IP address for each computer. For more information see Invoke-CimMethod on MSDN.
-Content (required): Specifies the configuration to test. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - A multiline string. Use \n to indicate line breaks. - An array of one-line strings. This cmdlet merges the array. - A mix of multiline strings and string arrays.

Prerequisites

Windows with the BootEventCollector 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

Example 2: Test a configuration file through a parameter

Test-SbecActiveConfig -Content "(Get-Content -Path "c:\MyConfig.xml")"

This command compares the current configuration with the contents of the file MyConfig.xml by passing it as a parameter. 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/BootEventCollector/Test-SbecActiveConfig.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/booteventcollector/test-sbecactiveconfig?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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