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Summary: Enable script tracing into and out of Windows PowerShell functions.  How can I trace my script execution into and out of Windows PowerShell functions?  Use the Set-PSDebug cmdlet and set a trace level of 2: Set-PSDebug  -Trace 2

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks more about Windows PowerShell script tracing and enabling strict mode. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It can be somewhat painful to troubleshoot intermittent errors with Windows PowerShell. Two things that can lead to this are variables that do not get initialized properly (and theref...

Summary: Use a Windows PowerShell cmdlet to trace script execution.  How can I trace lines that execute in a Windows PowerShell script, without concern for variable assignments, functions, or external scripts?  Use the Set-PSDebug cmdlet and set a trace level of 1: Set-PSDebug -trace 1

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about using a cmdlet to trace the execution of a Windows PowerShell script.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am having a problem with a script. It does not generate any errors, but dude, it does not seem to work either. Can you help me debug it? —DR  Hello DR, Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wils...

Summary: Find all breakpoints for a Windows PowerShell script.  How can I see the debugging breakpoints that are set in my current Windows PowerShell session?  Use the Get-PSBreakpoint cmdlet.