How to Change Event Viewer Settings

In Windows, you can adjust Event Viewer settings by right-clicking the log and clicking Properties.

You can adjust the following Event Log settings:

  • Maximum log size

  • Overwrite events as needed

  • Overwrite events older than x days

  • Do not overwrite events (Clear log manually)

  • Using a low-speed connection (Windows)

To change Event Viewer settings

  1. Click Start, and point to Programs.

  2. Point to Administrative Tools, and then click Event Viewer.

  3. Right-click the appropriate log file (Application,Security,System,Directory Service, orFile Replication Service).

  4. Click Properties.

See Also

Windows Event Viewer