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Event Viewer in Windows 10: Everything You Need to Know
Event Viewer can give you a lot of information on Windows errors
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Updated onFebruary 28, 2024
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If you have been using your Windows 10 OS for a while, you might encounter issues that require you to look at the Event Viewer.
Most Windows users panic when they get such suggestions because they assume that accessing the Event Viewer is reserved for highly technical people.
The truth, however, is that the Event Viewer is an easily accessible application that will help you understand and even fix errors on your computer.
What is Event Viewer used for?
The Event Viewer is an essential part of your Operating system. It was introduced by Microsoft more than ten years ago.
It is responsible for logging or documenting the issues your OS encounters during its daily operations.
For example, if yourNetwork suddenlyencounters issues while running, the Event Viewer will log the error by generating the log event, event ID, and severity level.
Some of the information collected and provided by the Event Viewer includes security-related issues, application errors, setup events, and OS issues.
This information is then stored for the Troubleshooting process and fixing of issues.
Windows has made it pretty easy to access theEvent Viewerand all the information about the OS’s issues at any given time.
How do I open Event Manager in Windows 10?
1. Use the Search button
2. Use the Control Panel
3. Use a keyboard shortcut
4. Use the Run dialogue
5. Use CMD prompt or Windows PowerShell
➡ CMD prompt
➡ Windows PowerShell
6. Use Computer Management
7. Use the Task manager
8. Use the File explorer
9. Use the Smart menu
What is the Event Viewer logs location?
By default, Event Viewer log files use the .evt extension and are located in the following folder:%SystemRoot%\System32\winevt\Logs
To access the folder, you may press theWindows+Rkeyboard shortcut to open the Run console, paste the path above, and pressEnter. A File Manager window will open straight on the location of the logs.
What are some common Event Viewer Windows 10 errors?
As is the case in other circumstances, the Even Viewer app on Windows 10 has some commonly encountered issues affecting users over time.
Here are some of the most frequent errors:
Making sure to follow the guides presented above with attention will ensure that no other issues will be pestering your system, so make sure to go through the solutions one by one.
Did any of our methods help you find the Windows Event log location?
If you would like to tinker with a more advanced tool than the standard one provided by your OS, consider going through theseevent log viewers. And ifEvent Viewer is not working in Windows 10 and 11, our detailed guide will help you.
With this tool, you can see which events occur on your PC, many users reported anevent ID 7034, but we have a guide that addresses it.
Finally, let us know in the comment section if you know any other way to access the Event Viewer on Windows 10.
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Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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