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Start-Transcript — Export Results

Export the output of Start-Transcript for documentation or review.

Copy-ready commandStart-Transcript — Export Results
Start-Transcript -Path C:\Logs\session.txt | Export-Csv .\output.csv -NoTypeInformation

Requirements and permissions

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

Examples

Export Results

Export the output of Start-Transcript for documentation or review.

Start-Transcript -Path C:\Logs\session.txt | Export-Csv .\output.csv -NoTypeInformation

Original command

Record a PowerShell session to a text file.

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

Common errors

Command not found

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