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8 Ways to Access Event Viewer in Windows 10

Isabella Shinn
Isabella Shinn

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Event Viewer is a powerful tool that provides detailed information about significant events on your computer, helping you troubleshoot problems or errors in Windows. This tutorial outlines 8 ways to open Event Viewer in Windows 10.

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Way 1: Access Event Viewer via Run dialog box

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box, type eventvwr, and click OK to open Event Viewer.

launch run dialog box

Way 2: Open Event Viewer from Command Prompt

Step 1: Launch Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 10.

Step 2: In the Command Prompt window, input eventvwr and press Enter to launch Event Viewer.

access Command Prompt

Way 3: Run Event Viewer from Windows PowerShell

Step 1: Run PowerShell as administrator in Windows 10.

Step 2: Type eventvwr and press Enter to open Event Viewer.

open Windows PowerShell

Way 4: Start Event Viewer in Control Panel

Step 1: Access Control Panel in Windows 10.

Step 2: Type event in the search field on the top-right corner and click View event logs to access Event Viewer.

open Control Panel

Way 5: Launch Event Viewer in File Explorer

Step 1: Open File Explorer in Windows 10.

Step 2: In the File Explorer window, click This PC on the left side pane, input event viewer in the top-right search box, and double-click Event Viewer to run it.

click this pc

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Way 6: Access Event Viewer by searching

Type event in the search field and select Event Viewer to start it.

by searching event

Way 7: Turn on Event Viewer in Computer Management

Step 1: Right-click the This PC icon on your desktop and choose Manage.

choose manage

Step 2: In the Computer Management window, select Event Viewer to open it.

run Computer Management

Way 8: Open Event Viewer in Settings app

Step 1: Go to the Settings app in Windows 10.

Step 2: In the Settings app window, input event and click View event logs to access Event Viewer.

via settings