Get-AppxLog
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
Get-AppxLog
Gets an app package (.appx) installation log.
Syntax
Parameter Set: All
Get-AppxLog [-All] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: ActivityId
Get-AppxLog [-ActivityId <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed 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 apps.
Parameters
-ActivityId<String>
Gets the log for a particular app package (.appx) installation.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
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.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
- System.String[]
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader.EventLogRecord
Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example gets the logs associated with the most recent deployment operation.
PS C:\> Get-AppxLog
EXAMPLE 2
This example gets all the app package installation logs on the computer.
PS C:\> Get-AppxLog -All
Related topics
Troubleshooting packaging, deployment, and query of Windows Store apps