<etwEnable> Element
Specifies whether to enable event tracing for Windows (ETW) for common language runtime events.
<configuration> Element
<runtime> Element
<etwEnable> Element
<etwEnable enabled="true|false"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
enabled |
Required attribute. Specifies whether ETW should be enabled. |
enabled Attribute
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
true |
Enable ETW. This is the default for versions of Windows beginning with the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. |
false |
Disable ETW. This is the default for earlier versions of Windows. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
runtime |
Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection. |
Remarks
Beginning with Windows Vista, ETW is enabled by default. Use this element to disable ETW for an application. In earlier versions of Windows, use this element to enable ETW for an application.
Note
ETW can be enabled or disabled globally on a server by using a registry setting. See Controlling .NET Framework Logging.
Example
The following example shows how to enable ETW tracing for an application.
<configuration>
<runtime>
<etwEnable enabled="true" />
</runtime>
</configuration>
See Also
Reference
Concepts
Controlling .NET Framework Logging