sxstrace.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\system32\sxstrace.exe
Description: Sxs Tracing Tool

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`D524A82955A6541E0DCCCDF12B652694`
SHA1	`AE1E3751737CFD35980F15A2FB346E54CBA30549`
SHA256	`38684E6D8E792DDA1B5B953A6C34A8B2EC503B7F10ACAA31BDC4FE162C088E88`
SHA384	`2A54F79F8CEE952622E6660DA1DD8FF66AFDC6907C5AD7298D59CE39A9C2083D3A6C0D35CB13E24955C6F2A2E3923B4B`
SHA512	`3AC25BACE8D3B81D074EFBAA7B83699F719AEA2042ABCF8CCBF46C595949C2CD10C7D119A545E08C86A2D898B8ABE029004127AB9F8D739E3DE377A6F3023862`
SSDEEP	`768:xjxtRZQ1QSg1iqIg+2jhb2VClEtrxM47oALYt7tsRj3IC090dAPg:ntlc2FbsbF7PLUtyr90+qg`

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: 33000000BCE120FDD27CC8EE930000000000BC
Thumbprint: E85459B23C232DB3CB94C7A56D47678F58E8E51E
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: 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
Product Version: 10.0.14393.0
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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