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Update Set-DnsServerDiagnostics LogFilePath behavior - #4156

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Updates the Set-DnsServerDiagnostics reference for Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 to document DNS debug logging behavior introduced by the 2026-11 cumulative updates.

  • Documents the local Administrators membership required to change LogFilePath and the behavior for DnsAdmins members.
  • Documents Event ID 506 and relocation of existing debug log paths outside C:\Windows\System32\dns\.
  • Describes directory fallback and filename collision behavior.
  • Links each version to its applicable cumulative update.

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Robin Harwood (robinharwood) merged commit 2029b49 into MicrosoftDocs:main Nov 12, 2026
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