This morning I was contacted by an IT Pro asking me if I could write some PowerShell code to enable and disable MSI logging.
He both wanted to use it from a command line and needed it to be part of a big troubleshooting script he’s working on; so reusable code.
First up is a function to enable the MSI logging:
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function Enable-MSILogging { if((Test-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" -Name "Logging" ) -eq $False) { New-Item -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" -Force } Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" -Name "Logging" -Value "voicewarmupx" -Force } |
Next is a function to disable the MSI logging:
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function Disable-MSILogging { if(Test-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" -Name "Logging") { Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer" -Name "Logging" -Force } } |
As you can see I’m simply using the registry to enable/disable it.
I’m currently writing some other functions that I’ll post in the near future.
Update: Shay Levy contacted me stating that I’m using Test-ItemProperty and that doesn’t exist. He’s correct since it’s part of my personal toolkit. So I’ve decided to share it with you here.