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To start wireless diagnostics tracing, do one of the following:
- Type the netsh wlan set tracing mode=yes command at a command prompt.
- In the console tree of the Reliability and Performance Monitor snap-in, open Data Collector Sets/System. Right-click Wireless Diagnostics, and then click Start.
After you have reproduced the problem and want to stop wireless diagnostics tracing, do one of the following:
- Type the netsh wlan set tracing mode=no command.
- In the console tree of the Reliability and Performance Monitor snap-in, open Data Collector Sets/System. Right-click Wireless Diagnostics, and then click Stop.
Note: It is important to stop the wireless diagnostics tracing prior to viewing or gathering the trace logs to initiate a process that converts the trace files into a readable format.
To view the report generated by wireless diagnostics tracing, in the console tree of the Reliability and Performance Monitor snap-in, open Reports/System/Wireless Diagnostics.
The report includes the following information:
- Wireless configuration, including allowed and blocked wireless networks
- Current TCP/IP configuration (including data provided by the ipconfig /all command)
- A list of all connection attempts and detailed information about each step of the connection process
- A detailed list of all Windows Network Diagnostics events
- Wireless client certificate configuration
- Wireless profiles and their locations
- Wireless network adapter driver information
- Wireless networking system files and versions
- Raw network tracing information
- Computer make and model
- Operating system version
- A list of all services, their current states, and their process identifiers
This report and its associated files are stored by default in the %SystemRoot%\Tracing\Wireless folder.
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