How Do I Check Windows Error Logs?

How Do I Check Windows Error Logs?
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Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools. Double-click Event Viewer. Select the type of logs that you wish to review (ex: Windows Logs)

How do you find the error log?

Access Windows Error Logs via the Run command

  1. Launch the Run dialog box by simultaneously pressing the Windows key and the R key from your keyboard;
  2. In the newly launched Run windows, type in eventvwr;
  3. Hit Enter to run the command;
  4. And the Event Viewer window should automatically pop up right after that.

How do I view logs in Windows 10?

To view the security log

  1. Open Event Viewer.
  2. In the console tree, expand Windows Logs, and then click Security. The results pane lists individual security events.
  3. If you want to see more details about a specific event, in the results pane, click the event.
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