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Malfunction wevtutil.exe command Windows 11

Docs 16,851 Reputation points
2022-01-10T08:16:14.553+00:00

For Windows 10, 8, and 7 the wevtutil.exe command can be used to create text files from Windows event viewer.

It currently works on Windows 11 but results display N/A.

So the command is no longer useful on Windows 11 where it displays N/A.

Does anybody know a work around to produce text files from Windows 11 event viewer system and application results?

Does anybody know whether Microsoft is aware of the problem?

Does anybody know whether there is a cumulative update planned with a fix?

Log Name: Application
Source: Windows Error Reporting
Date: 2022-01-09T12:44:30.2640000Z
Event ID: 1001
Task: N/A
Level: N/A
Opcode: N/A
Keyword: N/A
User: N/A
User Name: N/A
Computer:
Description:
N/A

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-HAL
Date: 2021-12-25T11:58:19.9300000Z
Event ID: 16
Task: N/A
Level: N/A
Opcode: N/A
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer:
Description:
N/A

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/wevtutil

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  1. Limitless Technology 40,101 Reputation points
    2022-01-10T19:16:14.843+00:00

    Hello @Docs

    These two cmdlets will help you achieve the same:

    Get-WinEvent
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.diagnostics/get-winevent?view=powershell-7.2

    Get-EventLog
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-eventlog?view=powershell-5.1

    Hope this helps with your query,

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  2. Docs 16,851 Reputation points
    2022-01-10T16:26:38.407+00:00

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  3. Reza-Ameri 45,811 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-01-10T16:16:33.987+00:00

    Try use the alternative PowerShell commands like Get-EventLog and see if you are able to perform the task you want.
    I believe this is a bug and I advise you to open start and search for feedback and open the Feedback Hub app and report this issue as a bug.

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