sxstrace.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`E7EFC0672E4211B56DD13E9BD698E96E`
SHA1	`6047AD6C2CBAEF897B9AFDCA4489CAE58BCCABB0`
SHA256	`1B6DBE28BB0FA4D8C1534A91B6A43D42B3E3B0C42CE4635E1DC609D739B15292`
SHA384	`3240D5BC497E5D7E9AB796CCCA568A31FF3ECCAAFEEA6B3566DA1D5234BA0AE51DBACAEDA296B0E7908F85AD0D623A83`
SHA512	`AF4CA80ECBD081580302552908EF5942C2A1FCC38D2FA304669AF09973D47AF65A135E9334807CDD5845EBDA9AB57A7BF1374432AC83DC5B731ED5D1A5E8E111`
SSDEEP	`384:cKj6d1wFxTSsbFO7lS5NVyjjGvLkRRShKiNj8BGDT0GFcTFLFttrWXqQw+sNduax:rISbMuy/pru0Gu5lrH7mbyfdXb`

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: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
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: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.19041.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File	Score
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe	96
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sxstrace.exe	96

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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