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 ====== Windows Event Viewer ====== ====== Windows Event Viewer ======
  
-Windows Event Viewer is a good place to start if you are wondering "Is my computer having problems?" Apparently I have been blinded by the forest of information when I was looking for a specific tree.+Windows Event Viewer is a good place to start if you are wondering "Is my computer having problems?"This tool provides access to the history of events. Events that are ERRORS or CRITICAL are often clues to software or hardware failures.
  
 ===== How to start Event Viewer on Windows 10. ===== ===== How to start Event Viewer on Windows 10. =====
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 As with many things, there is more than one way to start using Event Viewer. As with many things, there is more than one way to start using Event Viewer.
  
-1)  Using the Windows search bar, search for "Event Viewer"+1) Using the Windows search bar, search for "Event Viewer"
  
 2) In Windows Explorer, right click on "This PC", select "Manage", then select "Event Viewer". 2) In Windows Explorer, right click on "This PC", select "Manage", then select "Event Viewer".
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 +Focus on the Summary Section and then drill down into Critical and Error events.
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 +==== Event viewer references on the internet. ====
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 +[[https://www.howtogeek.com/123646/htg-explains-what-the-windows-event-viewer-is-and-how-you-can-use-it/|https://www.howtogeek.com/123646/htg-explains-what-the-windows-event-viewer-is-and-how-you-can-use-it/]]
  
  
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