Policy

Turn on PowerShell Script Block Logging

This policy setting enables logging of all PowerShell script input to the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational event log. If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will log the processing of commands, script blocks, functions, and scripts - whether invoked interactively, or through automation. If you disable this policy setting, logging of PowerShell script input is disabled. If you enable the Script Block Invocation Logging, PowerShell additionally logs events when invocation of a command, script block, function, or script starts or stops. Enabling Invocation Logging generates a high volume of event logs. Note: This policy setting exists under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration in the Group Policy Editor. The Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence over the User Configuration policy setting.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Windows PowerShell
Policy ID 1159650e2106
Internal name EnableScriptBlockLogging

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockLogging (disabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\ScriptBlockLogging\EnableScriptBlockInvocationLogging

Policy notes

This policy setting enables logging of all PowerShell script input to the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational event log. If you enable this policy setting, Windows PowerShell will log the processing of commands, script blocks, functions, and scripts - whether invoked interactively, or through automation. If you disable this policy setting, logging of PowerShell script input is disabled. If you enable the Script Block Invocation Logging, PowerShell additionally logs events when invocation of a command, script block, function, or script starts or stops. Enabling Invocation Logging generates a high volume of event logs. Note: This policy setting exists under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration in the Group Policy Editor. The Computer Configuration policy setting takes precedence over the User Configuration policy setting.

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