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docs: Mention PS 5.1 bug where Start-Transcript inverts when it should log Write-Information messages #11803

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docs: Mention Windows PowerShell 5 bug where Write-Information logic …
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Update note on `Start-Transcript` behavior
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Fix formatting issues in Start-Transcript documentation
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Expand Up @@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable
-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).


## INPUTS

### None
Expand All @@ -285,6 +286,13 @@ To stop a transcript, use the `Stop-Transcript` cmdlet.
To record an entire session, add the `Start-Transcript` command to your profile. For more
information, see [about_Profiles](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Profiles.md).

> [!NOTE]
> When you use `Start-Transcript`, the default value of `$InformationPreference` is changed to
> `Continue`. Output from `Write-Information` is written to the console, but not to the transcript
> file. If the `$InformationPreference` is set to `SilentlyContinue`, Information messages aren't
> written to the console, but are written to the transcript file. This is fixed in PowerShell 6 and
> higher.

## RELATED LINKS

[Stop-Transcript](Stop-Transcript.md)
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