TroubleShootingScript

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:20:24 -0500

Visit Microsoft’s official TSS download page
DownloadTSS.zip and extract it to a folder (e.g.,C:\TSS)
Run PowerShell as Administrator

Press Win + X → SelectWindows PowerShell (Admin) .
Avoid PowerShell ISE (not supported by TSS).

Temporarily Allow Script Execution

`1`	`> Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force`

Run TSS to Collect Windows Update Logs

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Collectlog DND_SetupReport -AcceptEULA
> .\TSS.ps1 -Collectlog Update -AcceptEULA

Find the Collected Logs

Once complete, logs are saved in: C:\MS_DATA\TSS__.zip

Active Directory

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario ADS_AuthEx   # Client
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario ADS_Auth     # Server
> .\TSS.ps1 -Start -ADS_ADCS       # Server

Application management

> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_UWP
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Store
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_WinGet
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Photo
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Clipboard
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_MediaCamera

Clustering and high availability

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP Cluster`

Group Policy

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario ADS_AuthEx   # Client
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario ADS_Auth     # Server

Hyper-V

> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV -SkipSDPList skipBPA
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV -SkipSDPList skipHang
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV -SkipSDPList skipTS
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV -SkipSDPList skipCsvSMB
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP HyperV -SkipSDPList skipHVreplica

Licensing and activation

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -CollectLog DND_SETUPReport`

Windows networking

Domain Name System (DNS)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_DNSCli
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_DNSSrv

TCP/IP connectivity

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_WinSock`

Access to file shares

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_SMBCli
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_SMBSrv

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_DHCPCli
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_DHCPSrv

Wired/wireless (802.1x, Bluetooth, Miracast, and mobile broadband)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_802Dot1x
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario NET_WLAN

Performance

System reliability (crashes, errors, bug checks, or blue screens, and unexpected restarts)

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP Perf`

System performance (slow, unresponsive, high CPU, and resource leak)

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_General`

Black screen after logon

> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_UWP
> .\TSS.ps1 -set crashmode
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_UWP -crash
> .\TSS.ps1 -StartAutoLogger -Scenario PRF_UWP -crash

App, process, and service reliability (crashes and errors)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -set wer
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_General

App, process, and service performance (slow and unresponsive)

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_General`

Boot problems

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Boot
> .\TSS.ps1 -StartAutoLogger -Scenario PRF_Boot

Performance library (Perflib) counters

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Perflib`

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario UEX_RDScli
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario UEX_RDSsrv
> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario UEX_RDSsrv -UEX_ServerManager -UEX_WMI -UEX_WinRM

Windows servicing, Updates, and Features on Demand

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -CollectLog DND_SETUPReport`

Shell experience

Desktop (Shell, Explorer.exe initialization, themes, colors, icons, and Recycle Bin)

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_UWP
> .\TSS.ps1 -StartAutoLogger -Scenario PRF_UWP

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_StartMenu
> .\TSS.ps1 -StartAutoLogger -Scenario PRF_StartMenu

Search

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> .\TSS.ps1 -Scenario PRF_Search
> .\TSS.ps1 -StartAutoLogger -Scenario PRF_Search

SQL cluster (AG/FCI)

Virtualization and Hyper-V

`1`	`> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP SQLbase`

Optional parameters

> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP SQLbase -SkipSDPList skipBPA
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP SQLbase -SkipSDPList skipHang
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP SQLbase -SkipSDPList skipTS
> .\TSS.ps1 -SDP SQLbase -SkipSDPList skipCsvSMB

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Active Directory

Application management

Clustering and high availability

Group Policy

Hyper-V

Licensing and activation

Windows networking

Domain Name System (DNS)

TCP/IP connectivity

Access to file shares

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Wired/wireless (802.1x, Bluetooth, Miracast, and mobile broadband)

Performance

System reliability (crashes, errors, bug checks, or blue screens, and unexpected restarts)

System performance (slow, unresponsive, high CPU, and resource leak)

Black screen after logon

App, process, and service reliability (crashes and errors)

App, process, and service performance (slow and unresponsive)

Boot problems

Performance library (Perflib) counters

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Windows servicing, Updates, and Features on Demand

Shell experience

Desktop (Shell, Explorer.exe initialization, themes, colors, icons, and Recycle Bin)

Start menu

Search

SQL cluster (AG/FCI)

Virtualization and Hyper-V

Optional parameters

Links