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title: "Enable-VEADExtendedLogging"
description: "Enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Exp"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/enable-veadextendedlogging.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory > Enable-VEADExtendedLogging"
dateModified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Enable-VEADExtendedLogging

## Short Description
Enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

**Product Edition**: Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Enable-VEADExtendedLogging [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory if it is disabled. If it is enabled, nothing will happen and it will not cause any errors.

Run the [`Get-VEADExtendedLogging`](get-veadextendedlogging.md) cmdlet to get the state of the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.

Run the [`Disable-VEADExtendedLogging`](disable-veadextendedlogging.md) cmdlet to disable the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.

## Parameters

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Enabling Extended Logging

This command enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.

```
Enable-VEADExtendedLogging
```

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VEADExtendedLogging`](get-veadextendedlogging.md)
- [`Disable-VEADExtendedLogging`](disable-veadextendedlogging.md)