Microsoft has deprecated SQL Profiler and now uses Extended Events for capturing and logging transactions.

To setup Extended Events:

1. In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, connect to SQL server.

2. Expand Management, Extended Events.

3. Right click on Sessions, and select New Session Wizard.

4. Using the wizard, enter in a Session Name.

5. Select a Template, most template are the same as Profiler templates.  For deadlock issues, select TSQL_Locks, for performance issues select Tuning.

6. The default fields and events will suffice for most instances.

7. In Section Specify Session Data Storage, Select to Save data to a file, keeping in mind the amount of space available.

8. When completed Extended Events will need to be started.