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Start-Transcript — Basic Usage

Use Start-Transcript for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandStart-Transcript — Basic Usage
Start-Transcript -Path C:\Logs\session.txt

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Start-Transcript for a standard administrative task.

Start-Transcript -Path C:\Logs\session.txt

Original command

Record a PowerShell session to a text file.

Start-Transcript -Path C:\Logs\session.txt

Common errors

Command not found

Confirm Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7 is installed and available in your current shell.