Original publish date: March 31, 2026
KB ID:Â 5086902
Summary
This article provides guidance for migrating away from the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant utility (SaRA). The SaRA command-line utility is deprecated to help secure and harden your environment.
The Get Help command-line tool has similar capabilities and is recommended as a replacement for the SaRA utility. We suggest that you follow these steps to continue to troubleshoot specific scenarios using the Get Help command-line tool.
Take action!
As your next steps,
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Download the Get Help command-line tool.
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Use GetHelpCmd.exe to run your scenarios.
All scenarios from using the SaRACmdLine utility are supported by GetHelpCmdLine.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Get Help command-line tool?
The Get Help command-line is a self-contained, enterprise-ready diagnostic tool. You can use it to troubleshoot specific Windows client issues that affect Microsoft 365 apps, such as Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Outlook. This version of the Get Help runs at a command line or through a script such as PowerShell. Administrators will find this version of the tool useful if they need to run it on computers in their organization remotely.
When will the SaRA command-line utility be removed from Windows?
Microsoft has officially removed the SaRA utility from all in-support versions of Windows updates released on and after March 10, 2026.
Can I reuse SaRA scripts with the Get Help command-line tool?
No, all these scripts are migrated to GetHelpCmdLine. These scripts no longer work in the SaRACmdLine environment.
Is GetHelpCmdLine different from SaraCmdLine?
The core functionality remains same. The main difference is that the infrastructure powering GetHelpCmdLine includes improved security. All the scenarios supported in SaRACmdLine tool are supported as-is in GetHelpCmdLine.
What do I need to do if there is an issue in GetHelpCmdLine?
Please reach out to your CSS partner and report the issue.
