Get-AppxLog

Gets an app package (.appx) installation log.

Syntax

Get-AppxLog
   [-All]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-AppxLog
   [-ActivityId <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AppxLog function gets the app package (.appx) installation log created during the deployment of an app package (.appx). The log contains errors, warnings, and additional information about the processes initiated by cmdlets in the Appx PowerShell module.

When Add-AppxPackage or Remove-AppxPackage report a failure, they will return the ActivityID to use with Get-AppxLog.

For more information about common error codes, see Troubleshooting packaging, deployment, and query of Windows Store appshttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=271201.

Examples

Example 1

PS C:\>Get-AppxLog

This example gets the logs associated with the most recent deployment operation.

Example 2

PS C:\>Get-AppxLog -All

This example gets all the app package installation logs on the computer.

Parameters

-ActivityId

Gets the log for a particular app package (.appx) installation.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-All

Gets all logs on the computer. You can get additional information when you run this cmdlets from Windows PowerShell as an administrator.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

String[]

Outputs

EventLogRecord