diff --git a/src/host/_stream.cpp b/src/host/_stream.cpp
index 899228a9dc..5a6671dd74 100644
--- a/src/host/_stream.cpp
+++ b/src/host/_stream.cpp
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ using Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::StateMachine;
             return STATUS_SUCCESS;
         }
 
-        FAIL_FAST_IF(!(WI_IsFlagSet(screenInfo.OutputMode, ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT)));
         switch (*lpString)
         {
         case UNICODE_BACKSPACE:
diff --git a/src/server/IoDispatchers.cpp b/src/server/IoDispatchers.cpp
index 8c032a90b2..81be061f76 100644
--- a/src/server/IoDispatchers.cpp
+++ b/src/server/IoDispatchers.cpp
@@ -178,12 +178,6 @@ static bool _shouldAttemptHandoff(const Globals& globals,
 
 #else
 
-    // If we do not have a registered handoff, do not attempt.
-    if (!globals.delegationPair.IsCustom())
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // If we're already a target for receiving another handoff,
     // do not chain.
     if (globals.handoffTarget)
@@ -271,8 +265,31 @@ static bool _shouldAttemptHandoff(const Globals& globals,
 
 static void attemptHandoff(Globals& Globals, const CONSOLE_INFORMATION& gci, CONSOLE_API_CONNECTINFO& cac, PCONSOLE_API_MSG pReceiveMsg)
 {
-    if (!_shouldAttemptHandoff(Globals, gci, cac))
+    // _shouldAttemptHandoff does not check if there is a handoff target.
+    // this lets us break apart the check for logging purposes.
+    const bool shouldAttemptHandoff = _shouldAttemptHandoff(Globals, gci, cac);
+    if (!shouldAttemptHandoff)
     {
+        // Non-interactive session, don't hand it off; emit no log
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // This session is interactive on the right desktop and window station
+
+    const bool hasHandoffTarget = Globals.delegationPair.IsCustom();
+    const bool handoffTargetChosenByWindows = Globals.defaultTerminalMarkerCheckRequired;
+
+    TraceLoggingWrite(g_hConhostV2EventTraceProvider,
+                      "ConsoleHandoffSessionStarted",
+                      TraceLoggingDescription("a new interactive console session was started"),
+                      TraceLoggingGuid(Globals.delegationPair.console, "handoffCLSID"),
+                      TraceLoggingBool(handoffTargetChosenByWindows, "handoffTargetChosenByWindows"),
+                      TraceLoggingKeyword(MICROSOFT_KEYWORD_MEASURES),
+                      TelemetryPrivacyDataTag(PDT_ProductAndServiceUsage));
+
+    if (!hasHandoffTarget)
+    {
+        // Nobody to hand off to. We emitted the log, so we're done here.
         return;
     }