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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

Click here to learn more about event viewer

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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