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What is the Event Viewer in Windows 10?
The Windows 10 Event Viewer is an app that shows a log detailing information about significant events on your computer. This information includes automatically downloaded updates, errors, and warnings.
What information does Event Viewer record about the problem?
The Windows Event Viewer shows a log of application and system messages, including errors, information messages, and warnings. It’s a useful tool for troubleshooting all kinds of different Windows problems.
What is application logs in Windows?
Logs are records of events that happen in your computer, either by a person or by a running process. They help you track what happened and troubleshoot problems. The Windows event log contains logs from the operating system and applications such as SQL Server or Internet Information Services (IIS).
How does Event Viewer diagnose a problem?
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- To open Event Viewer, click Start > Run and then type eventvwr .
- After Event Viewer opens, in the left-hand column, click Windows Logs > Application.
- On the right-hand side, click Filter and then check the boxes for Critical, Warning, and Error.
How long are Event Viewer logs kept?
Manage Event logs When it’s a critical system or a domain controller, best practice is to save logs for at least 6 months. So to maintain this, you have to increase the maximum log file size.
Why are Event Viewer logs important?
Rather than simple passive logging of events, event log monitoring helps detect when something bad is happening on the network. Event log monitoring also helps administrators to cross-index or correlate individual instances of certain problems.
What logs should be monitored?
Top 10 Log Sources You Should Monitor
- 1 – Infrastructure Devices. These are those devices that are the “information superhighway” of your infrastructure.
- 2 – Security Devices.
- 3 – Server Logs.
- 4 – Web Servers.
- 5 – Authentication Servers.
- 6 – Hypervisors.
- 7 – Containers.
- 8 – SAN Infrastructure.
Can I delete application logs?
Right-click the application, and select Delete Log. Confirm whether you want to delete the logs. Calculation Manager displays a message letting you know whether the log files were deleted successfully.
What is the purpose of the Device Manager application?
Device Manager displays a graphical view of the hardware that is installed on your computer. Use this tool when you want to view and manage hardware devices and their drivers.