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  • 9 Ways to Access Event Viewer in Windows 11

    9 Ways to Access Event Viewer in Windows 11

    This blog will guide you through the different ways to access Event Viewer on Windows 11. Event Viewer can be a great tool for system administrators to resolve problems or errors. You can find valuable information about logon events, policy changes, and system and application events. In this blog, we will show you 9 ways to access Event Viewer in Windows 11.

    Access Event Viewer in Windows via Run

    Press the Windows key + R button to open the Run box.
    Type eventvwr and press Enter. This will open the Event Viewer right now.

    Access event viewer in Windows with run

    The easiest way to access the Event Viewer on Windows 11 is to search for it on the Start menu. Click on the search bar and type Event Viewer. It should be the first step.

    Search event viewer in Windows

    Access Event Viewer in Computer Management

    Right-click on This PC icon on your desktop and select Manage from the drop-down menu.

    Right-click on This PC

    In the Computer Management window, expand the System Tools and select Event Viewer to display the event logs.

    Computer management access event viewer

    Launch Event Viewer Right-Click on Windows 11

    Just right-click on the Windows 11 icon and choose Event Viewer.

    Open event viewer

    Access Event Viewer via Command Prompt

    Open the Command Prompt in Windows 11.

    Type eventvwr and press Enter.

    Access Event Viewer via PowerShell

    Open event viewer via command prompt

    Access Event Viewer via Control Panel

    Open the Control Panel by typing in the Run box.

    Control panel run command

    Search the event and click the View event logs link to open it.

    Search event in control panel

    Access Event Viewer through Windows Tools

    Search Windows tools in the Windows 11 search bar and open it.

    Search Windows tools in Windows

    Open event viewer.

    Windows tools

    Access Event Viewer via Task Manager

    Open Task Manager and click on Run New task.

    Task Manager

    Type eventewr in the search box and hit enter to open it.

    Create new task eventvwr

    Click View event (Local).
    The Windows Event Viewer interface

    Event viewer interface

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