Windows Event Viewer Log Files

To view the Windows Event Viewer log file report, follow these steps:

1. Click the "Start" button on the machine in question and type “eventvwr” (without the quotation marks) in the Search box.
2. A window labeled Event Viewer will open.
   • If the "Event Viewer (Local)" folder is not expanded, double-click on the folder icon to expand it.
   • If the "Windows Logs" folder is not expanded, double-click on the folder icon to expand it.
3. Right-click on "Application" and select "Save All Events As..."
4. Chose the "Event Log (*.evtx)" file type, name the file "Application" and enter a save location.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the "Security" and "System" logs, naming the .evt files "Security" and "System" respectively.