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The Event Viewer logs entries during every event. It also logs the start and stop times of the event log service (Windows), giving the correct date, time, and user details of every shutdown process.

No, Event Viewer is not the easiest tool Microsoft ever created. But by knowing how to use it, you can in many cases track down an issue that you can't otherwise find, research, or resolve.

The Event Viewer includes a filter feature that lets you configure a log to show only specific events. For example, you might want to exclude Information events or only show events from a specific ...

TIP: Windows Event Viewer Plus is a portable freeware app that lets you view Event Logs faster than the default in-built Windows Event Viewer and also export the Entry to a text file, select the ...

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Event Viewer\Views folder Copy these XML files into a backup folder so that any custom views you are using are not lost when the bug is fixed by Microsoft.

Microsoft has a guide on opening the Event Viewer in Windows 7, and Windows 8 users can search for View Event Logs. Head to Windows Logs > System where you'll see a list of errors.