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View Quick Assist Logs With Event Viewer [How to]
By viewing event logs you can diagnose issues with Quick Assist
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Published onDecember 6, 2023
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Sometimes it’s necessary to check logs on your PC in order to diagnose certain issues, and this is why many users want to know how to view Quick Assist logs with Event Viewer on their PC.
This is quite simple to do, and by doing so users can check all the remote sessions that they had or ensure that nobody was abusing this feature to get access to their PC.
Does Windows 11 have Quick Assist?
Yes, Windows 11 has Quick Assist preinstalled, and you can make remote connections out of the box.
How can I view Quick Assist logs with Event Viewer?
Use Event Viewer
If Quick Assist logs aren’t available, you probably haven’t used this tool or it’s configured not to collect logs.
Where is the Quick Assist file in Windows 11?
Is Quick Assist being discontinued?
No, Quick Assist isn’t discontinued, it’s been moved to the Microsoft Store. By doing so Microsoft will achieve the following:
Is Quick Assist the same as Remote Assistance?
Quick Assist is a successor to the Remote Assistance software. The latter was available on Windows XP and while it’s still available, it doesn’t offer the same features and convenience as Quick Assist.
To learn more, we have a guide on how to useRemote Assistance on Windows 11, so don’t miss it.
As you can see, it’s pretty simple to view Quick Assist logs with Event Viewer as long as you know where to look for. By accessing the logs, you can find the reasons whyQuick Assist is not workingand fix other issues.
If you’re not familiar, we also have a guide on how to useQuick Assist on Windows 11, so you might want to visit it.
Do you know any other way to check these types of logs? If so, share them with us in the comments.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
