{"id":6839,"date":"2016-05-23T05:33:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T05:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2016-05-24T07:57:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T07:57:22","slug":"7-ways-to-access-event-viewer-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-access-event-viewer-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Access Event Viewer in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Event Viewer can be extremely helpful for system administrator to troubleshoot problems or errors. From there, you can find important information about logon events, policy changes, system and application events. In this article we&#8217;ll show you 7 ways to access Event Viewer in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Access Event Viewer in Computer Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click on <strong>This PC<\/strong> icon on your desktop. Select <strong>Manage<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/manage-this-pc.png\" alt=\"manage-this-pc\" width=\"345\" height=\"286\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6843\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Computer Management window, expand the <strong>System Tools<\/strong> and then select <strong>Event Viewer<\/strong> to display the event logs.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/event-viewer.png\" alt=\"event-viewer\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6844\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Access Event Viewer via Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>eventvwr<\/strong> and hit Enter. This will open the Event Viewer immediately.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/open-event-via-run.png\" alt=\"open-event-via-run\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6845\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Access Event Viewer via Cortana Search Box<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the Cortana search box (right beside the Start button) located in the taskbar.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>event<\/strong> in the search box and click <strong>Event Viewer<\/strong> from the search results.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cortana-search-event.png\" alt=\"cortana-search-event\" width=\"392\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6846\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Access Event Viewer via Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Control Panel. There is a search box in the top right-hand corner of the Control Panel window. Type <strong>event<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>View event logs<\/strong> link from the search result.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/search-event-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"search-event-in-control-panel\" width=\"512\" height=\"236\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6847\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Access Event Viewer via Settings Charm<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings charm, or click on <strong>Start<\/strong> button and select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>event<\/strong> in the search box at the top right corner of the Settings screen.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>View event logs<\/strong> from the search result.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/search-event-in-settings.png\" alt=\"search-event-in-settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6848\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 6: Access Event Viewer via Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\">Open the Command Prompt in Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>eventvwr<\/strong> and press Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/open-event-via-cmd.png\" alt=\"open-event-via-cmd\" width=\"473\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6849\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 7: Access Event Viewer via PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\">Open the PowerShell in Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>eventvwr<\/strong> and press Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/open-event-in-powershell.png\" alt=\"open-event-in-powershell\" width=\"491\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6850\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event Viewer can be extremely helpful for system administrator to troubleshoot problems or errors. 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