sxstrace.exe

File Path: C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe
Description: Sxs Tracing Tool

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`A2EB5A13EC6F0B28D32CC1D9922EDE01`
SHA1	`EC8498416AA1E31490BE83C767A2D4A0144B8B58`
SHA256	`1B43A4D409BC32F8F409279DE6EB4D86710AFD4A4D44536D92E0ED1A19C2CAEB`
SHA384	`C1AF91B59FAAC5FA0208CEA582600888781E50C0C2629F6605E0691C8A9644C9C40B8BB2DEA59E2E18AF4F3CBD8BA2DA`
SHA512	`50D4A93EE48FFA2D13FB0D0C62D0EF01FD468DCF5A1869AC4D96FF3624E7C8648A280450BDDA8C5F718DEC28CC81E2DD7D440D02AF41B5C103EB319D4ED2066B`
SSDEEP	`384:Co6d1wF4cr63iKO5gpyDah3xyfkYSWFD5XgZG00lmKGO27XKQw+MNdui7EwE2mS+:dISEiJ72hA0M00lJGPgK2mS/fCHz6CR`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

WinSxs Tracing Utility.
Usage: SxsTrace [Options]
Options:
   Trace -logfile:FileName [-nostop]
       Enabling tracing for sxs.
       Tracing log is saved to FileName.
       If -nostop is specified, will not prompt to stop tracing.
   Parse -logfile:FileName -outfile:ParsedFile  [-filter:AppName]
       Translate the raw trace file into a human readable format and save the result to ParsedFile.
       Use -filter option to filter the output.
   Stoptrace
       Stop the trace if it is not stopped before.
Example:  SxsTrace Trace -logfile:SxsTrace.etl
          SxsTrace Parse -logfile:SxsTrace.etl -outfile:SxsTrace.txt

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 3300000266BD1580EFA75CD6D3000000000266
Thumbprint: A4341B9FD50FB9964283220A36A1EF6F6FAA7840
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: sxstrace.exe.mui
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Additional Info*

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sxstrace

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Diagnoses side-by-side problems.

Syntax

sxstrace [{[trace -logfile:<filename> [-nostop]|[parse -logfile:<filename> -outfile:<parsedfile>  [-filter:<appname>]}]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
trace	Enables tracing for side-by-side.
-logfile	Specifies the raw log file.
`<filename>`	Saves tracing log to `<filename`.
-nostop	Specifies that you shouldn’t receive a prompt to stop tracing.
parse	Translates the raw trace file.
-outfile	Specifies the output filename.
`<parsedfile>`	Specifies the filename of the parsed file.
-filter	Allows the output to be filtered.
`<appname>`	Specifies the name of the application.
stoptrace	Stops the trace, if it wasn’t stopped before.
-?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Examples

To enable tracing and to save the trace file to sxstrace.etl, type:

sxstrace trace -logfile:sxstrace.etl

To translate the raw trace file into a human readable format and to save the result to sxstrace.txt, type:

sxstrace parse -logfile:sxstrace.etl -outfile:sxstrace.txt

Additional References

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