Event Viewer

Windows Event Logs can tell you the sequence and type of events that led up to a particular state or situation.

The Event Logs for Windows include:

• System Event Log

• Security Event Log

• Application Event Log

• Directory Service

• File Replication Service

  The Event Viewer will display the following information about system events:

• Type

• Date

• Time

• Source

• Category

• Event ID

• User

• Computer

  From the View menu you can:

• View All events

• Filter Events

• View newest event first

• View oldest event first

• Find events

• Display event details

• Refresh events window.

See Also

Windows Event Viewer