Turn on logging
- Policy ID
- Channel_LogEnabled
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Event Log Service › Setup
Description
This policy setting turns on logging.
If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, then events can be written to this log.
If the policy setting is disabled, then no new events can be logged. Events can always be read from the log, regardless of this policy setting.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnabledREG_SZ