sxstrace.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`E918D28137910464614E480C64C81761`
SHA1	`387ED65BC9F0BCC7D0D70645238D1C2D5345892F`
SHA256	`507F57022283B8D40AD1D3A075FCED8A0EBD830CF433736C0559D0B10B77292E`
SHA384	`B706A34C7A2810375F09B0C24387DAE465E0B84D0AAA16226A75B0E06BBCADF49AADE6C6C3582EB3E455D74520F63456`
SHA512	`1B8BD6896B0BAF75520A8B43B8CF248D498E46B1DFF96873A0F7AEC878E79212C184FAE2CB0F7A78DE5A5E7F1E5EAC246F23C5FED8EA26F8393CE54EFCC12CDA`
SSDEEP	`768:KRQDJUODpd9PWNR2LVx9HvQ4GaX1Pzd3kbBU/sSICTqx3pmh0X0UJUDv:KRcT9P7vp/ro2R9TqP9E6uv`

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\system32\sxstrace.exe	93

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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