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Windows Installer logging is not working on W11 25H2
Hello,
I am trying to troubleshoot a failed GPO software deployment, the GPO log itself is not detailed enough, so I tried to enable the Windows Installer logging options as per this article:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/application-management/enable-windows-installer-logging
I tried both the GPO approach and directly modifying the registry (even though the flags from the GPO were already populated there), but there are no msi*.log files created anywhere.
For the GPO installations I expect the log files to be created from the system account, either in %windir%\Temp or somewhere under \%windir%\System32\config\systemprofile
I though that maybe there is something preventing the GPO installations to create log files, perhaps since they are silent. According to the article:
Each time that you use the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel, a new Msi*.log file is created.
so I tested by removing a random program from a user session, expecting a file to be created in %temp%, but again, nothing.
Is this feature broken, or am I missing something?
Best regards
Alexander
1 Reply
- EamllopssinIron Contributor
Troubleshooting failed GPO software deployment can be tricky, especially when Windows Installer logs aren’t generated as expected. Since you've already tried enabling installer logging via GPO and registry edits without success.