@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ Logs provide context for what was happening when the issue occurred. **You shoul
 your logs for any sensitive information you would not like to share online!**
 
 * Before sending through logs, try and reproduce the issue with **log level set to
-Diagnostic**. You can set this in the [VS Code Settings][]
+Trace**. You can set this in the [VS Code Settings][]
 (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>,</kbd>) with:
 
 ```json
-"powershell.developer.editorServicesLogLevel": "Diagnostic"
+"powershell.developer.editorServicesLogLevel": "Trace"
 ```
 
 * After you have captured the issue with the log level turned up, you may want to return

@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature extends LanguageClientConsumer
 // Create or show the debug terminal (either temporary or session).
 this.sessionManager.showDebugTerminal(true);
 
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Connecting to pipe: ${sessionDetails.debugServicePipeName}`);
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Debug configuration: ${JSON.stringify(session.configuration, undefined, 2)}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Connecting to pipe: ${sessionDetails.debugServicePipeName}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Debug configuration: ${JSON.stringify(session.configuration, undefined, 2)}`);
 
 return new DebugAdapterNamedPipeServer(sessionDetails.debugServicePipeName);
 }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature extends LanguageClientConsumer
 // The dispose shorthand demonry for making an event one-time courtesy of: https://.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/b8b07bb12557b4400198895f82a94895cb90c461/test/integrationTests/launchConfiguration.integration.test.ts#L41-L45
 startDebugEvent.dispose();
 
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Debugger session detected: ${dotnetAttachSession.name} (${dotnetAttachSession.id})`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Debugger session detected: ${dotnetAttachSession.name} (${dotnetAttachSession.id})`);
 
 tempConsoleDotnetAttachSession = dotnetAttachSession;
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature extends LanguageClientConsumer
 // Makes the event one-time
 stopDebugEvent.dispose();
 
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Debugger session terminated: ${tempConsoleSession.name} (${tempConsoleSession.id})`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Debugger session terminated: ${tempConsoleSession.name} (${tempConsoleSession.id})`);
 
 // HACK: As of 2023-08-17, there is no vscode debug API to request the C# debugger to detach, so we send it a custom DAP request instead.
 const disconnectRequest: DebugProtocol.DisconnectRequest = {
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature extends LanguageClientConsumer
 // Start a child debug session to attach the dotnet debugger
 // TODO: Accommodate multi-folder workspaces if the C# code is in a different workspace folder
 await debug.startDebugging(undefined, dotnetAttachConfig, session);
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Dotnet attach debug configuration: ${JSON.stringify(dotnetAttachConfig, undefined, 2)}`);
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Attached dotnet debugger to process: ${pid}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Dotnet attach debug configuration: ${JSON.stringify(dotnetAttachConfig, undefined, 2)}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Attached dotnet debugger to process: ${pid}`);
 }
 
 return this.tempSessionDetails;
@@ -606,36 +606,27 @@ export class DebugSessionFeature extends LanguageClientConsumer
 
 class PowerShellDebugAdapterTrackerFactory implements DebugAdapterTrackerFactory, Disposable {
 disposables: Disposable[] = [];
-dapLogEnabled: boolean = workspace.getConfiguration("powershell").get<boolean>("trace.dap") ?? false;
-constructor(private adapterName = "PowerShell") {
-this.disposables.push(workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(change => {
-if (
-change.affectsConfiguration("powershell.trace.dap")
-) {
-this.dapLogEnabled = workspace.getConfiguration("powershell").get<boolean>("trace.dap") ?? false;
-if (this.dapLogEnabled) {
-// Trigger the output pane to appear. This gives the user time to position it before starting a debug.
-this.log?.show(true);
-}
-}
-}));
-}
+constructor(private adapterName = "PowerShell") {}
 
-/* We want to use a shared output log for separate debug sessions as usually only one is running at a time and we
-* dont need an output window for every debug session. We also want to leave it active so user can copy and paste
-* even on run end. When user changes the setting and disables it getter will return undefined, which will result
+
+_log: LogOutputChannel | undefined;
+/** Lazily creates a {@link LogOutputChannel} for debug tracing, and presents it only when DAP logging is enabled.
+*
+* We want to use a shared output log for separate debug sessions as usually only one is running at a time and we
+* dont need an output window for every debug session. We also want to leave it active so user can copy and paste
+* even on run end. When user changes the setting and disables it getter will return undefined, which will result
 * in a noop for the logging activities, effectively pausing logging but not disposing the output channel. If the
 * user re-enables, then logging resumes.
 */
-_log: LogOutputChannel | undefined;
 get log(): LogOutputChannel | undefined {
-if (this.dapLogEnabled && this._log === undefined) {
-this._log = window.createOutputChannel(`${this.adapterName} Trace - DAP`, { log: true });
+if (workspace.getConfiguration("powershell.developer").get<boolean>("traceDap") && this._log === undefined) {
+this._log = window.createOutputChannel(`${this.adapterName}: Trace DAP`, { log: true });
 this.disposables.push(this._log);
 }
-return this.dapLogEnabled ? this._log : undefined;
+return this._log;
 }
 
+// This tracker effectively implements the logging for the debug adapter to a LogOutputChannel
 createDebugAdapterTracker(session: DebugSession): DebugAdapterTracker {
 const sessionInfo = `${this.adapterName} Debug Session: ${session.name} [${session.id}]`;
 return {

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 getPowerShellVersionDetails(uuid: string): Promise<IExternalPowerShellDetails>;
 waitUntilStarted(uuid: string): Promise<void>;
 getStorageUri(): vscode.Uri;
+getLogUri(): vscode.Uri;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 string session uuid
 */
 public registerExternalExtension(id: string, apiVersion = "v1"): string {
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Registering extension '${id}' for use with API version '${apiVersion}'.`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Registering extension '${id}' for use with API version '${apiVersion}'.`);
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 for (const [_name, externalExtension] of ExternalApiFeature.registeredExternalExtension) {
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 true if it worked, otherwise throws an error.
 */
 public unregisterExternalExtension(uuid = ""): boolean {
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Unregistering extension with session UUID: ${uuid}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Unregistering extension with session UUID: ${uuid}`);
 if (!ExternalApiFeature.registeredExternalExtension.delete(uuid)) {
 throw new Error(`No extension registered with session UUID: ${uuid}`);
 }
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 */
 public async getPowerShellVersionDetails(uuid = ""): Promise<IExternalPowerShellDetails> {
 const extension = this.getRegisteredExtension(uuid);
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Extension '${extension.id}' called 'getPowerShellVersionDetails'.`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Extension '${extension.id}' called 'getPowerShellVersionDetails'.`);
 
 await this.sessionManager.waitUntilStarted();
 const versionDetails = this.sessionManager.getPowerShellVersionDetails();
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 */
 public async waitUntilStarted(uuid = ""): Promise<void> {
 const extension = this.getRegisteredExtension(uuid);
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Extension '${extension.id}' called 'waitUntilStarted'.`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Extension '${extension.id}' called 'waitUntilStarted'.`);
 await this.sessionManager.waitUntilStarted();
 }
 
@@ -171,6 +172,10 @@ export class ExternalApiFeature implements IPowerShellExtensionClient {
 return this.extensionContext.globalStorageUri.with({ scheme: "file"});
 }
 
+public getLogUri(): vscode.Uri {
+return this.extensionContext.logUri.with({ scheme: "file"});
+}
+
 public dispose(): void {
 // Nothing to dispose.
 }

@@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ export class UpdatePowerShell {
 private shouldCheckForUpdate(): boolean {
 // Respect user setting.
 if (!this.sessionSettings.promptToUpdatePowerShell) {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Setting 'promptToUpdatePowerShell' was false.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Setting 'promptToUpdatePowerShell' was false.");
 return false;
 }
 
 // Respect environment configuration.
 if (process.env.POWERSHELL_UPDATECHECK?.toLowerCase() === "off") {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Environment variable 'POWERSHELL_UPDATECHECK' was 'Off'.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Environment variable 'POWERSHELL_UPDATECHECK' was 'Off'.");
 return false;
 }
 
 // Skip prompting when using Windows PowerShell for now.
 if (this.localVersion.compare("6.0.0") === -1) {
 // TODO: Maybe we should announce PowerShell Core?
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Not prompting to update Windows PowerShell.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Not prompting to update Windows PowerShell.");
 return false;
 }
 
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ export class UpdatePowerShell {
 
 // Skip if PowerShell is self-built, that is, this contains a commit hash.
 if (commit.length >= 40) {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Not prompting to update development build.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Not prompting to update development build.");
 return false;
 }
 
 // Skip if preview is a daily build.
 if (daily.toLowerCase().startsWith("daily")) {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Not prompting to update daily build.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Not prompting to update daily build.");
 return false;
 }
 }
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class UpdatePowerShell {
 // "ReleaseTag": "v7.2.7"
 // }
 const data = await response.json();
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`Received from '${url}':\n${JSON.stringify(data, undefined, 2)}`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`Received from '${url}':\n${JSON.stringify(data, undefined, 2)}`);
 return data.ReleaseTag;
 }
 
@@ -115,26 +115,26 @@ export class UpdatePowerShell {
 return undefined;
 }
 
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Checking for PowerShell update...");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Checking for PowerShell update...");
 const tags: string[] = [];
 if (process.env.POWERSHELL_UPDATECHECK?.toLowerCase() === "lts") {
 // Only check for update to LTS.
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Checking for LTS update...");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Checking for LTS update...");
 const tag = await this.getRemoteVersion(UpdatePowerShell.LTSBuildInfoURL);
 if (tag != undefined) {
 tags.push(tag);
 }
 } else {
 // Check for update to stable.
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Checking for stable update...");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Checking for stable update...");
 const tag = await this.getRemoteVersion(UpdatePowerShell.StableBuildInfoURL);
 if (tag != undefined) {
 tags.push(tag);
 }
 
 // Also check for a preview update.
 if (this.localVersion.prerelease.length > 0) {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("Checking for preview update...");
+this.logger.writeDebug("Checking for preview update...");
 const tag = await this.getRemoteVersion(UpdatePowerShell.PreviewBuildInfoURL);
 if (tag != undefined) {
 tags.push(tag);
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ export class UpdatePowerShell {
 
 // If the user cancels the notification.
 if (!result) {
-this.logger.writeVerbose("User canceled PowerShell update prompt.");
+this.logger.writeDebug("User canceled PowerShell update prompt.");
 return;
 }
 
-this.logger.writeVerbose(`User said '${UpdatePowerShell.promptOptions[result.id].title}'.`);
+this.logger.writeDebug(`User said '${UpdatePowerShell.promptOptions[result.id].title}'.`);
 
 switch (result.id) {
 // Yes