November 14th, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Details about Setup Log

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to get detailed information about the setup log.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to find information about the status of the setup log on my computer?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet, select the setup log, and then pipe the output to the Format-List cmdlet:

Get-WinEvent -ListLog setup | Format-List *

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