Turn on PowerShell Script Block Logging

Policy ID
EnableScriptBlockLogging
Scope
Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on
At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › Windows PowerShell

Description


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.

Options

The empty box and the checked box tell the checkbox items of the Group Policy editor apart (a checked box is an item that is selected by default).

  • Log script block invocation start / stop events:

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • EnableScriptBlockLoggingREG_DWORD
  • EnableScriptBlockInvocationLoggingREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • EnableScriptBlockLoggingREG_DWORD
  • EnableScriptBlockInvocationLoggingREG_DWORD

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