Now you can scroll through the filtered list to view only errors and critical events. In the "Save Filter to Custom View" window, name your custom view and click OK. Then click on the drop-down menu for Event logs and select Windows Logs. In the Create Custom View window, click on the checkmarks for Critical and Error. Then in the Actions pane on the right, click on the command to "Create Custom View." For example, to view just errors and critical events, click on the Windows Logs folder. However, a Critical event would be the most serious type and potentially indicative of a problem that needs to be addressed.īeyond browsing through all events, you can also customize the view to show only certain types of events. You may also see some events marked as Critical or Verbose, but those are rare. Error is obviously the most significant of the three levels, indicating a problem that may or may not be affecting Windows or an application. Warning is usually no cause for any real concern it's just a sign that something unexpected happened or failed to happen. Information is a completely harmless level, serving just to record natural events that occur in Windows. Click on one of the subfolders, such as System, and scroll down to view the different events.Īs you scroll down, you'll notice that events are typically tagged with one of three levels: Information Warning, or Error. You'll see subfolders that divide the various events by category: Application, Security, Setup, and System. Double-click on the setting for Windows Logs. The Applications and Services Logs record events that apply to just a single application or service. The Windows Logs record events that apply to your entire Windows system. In the left pane, Event Viewer uses folders to organize the different events collected. It looks confusing and complicated, but once you get past the surface appearance, you'll find details that may help resolve a technical issue. From the Administrative Tools screen, double-click on the shortcut for Event Viewer. Click on the icon for Administrative Tools. To open Event Viewer in any version of Windows, go to Control Panel and change the view to Large or Small icons if the view is not already set that way. So how do you decipher the findings in Event Viewer to see if they can help you resolve an actual problem? Read on. This tool records all events that occur on your PC, whether they're benign or nasty.īut Event Viewer isn't the most user-friendly feature in Windows.
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