How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10

With the help of Event Viewer, you can view applications, security, settings, systems and other events that happened on your computer, then use this information to analyze and solve. resolve application errors, system errors, etc.

This article introduces 6 methods to open the Event Viewer application on a Windows 10 computer. 

6 ways to open Event Viewer in Windows 10

Method 1: Open Event Viewer with search engine

Enter event in the search box on the taskbar and select View event logs in the results.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 1 Enter event in the search box and select View event logs to open Event Viewer

Method 2: Turn on Event Viewer through Run

Click Win+ Rto open the Run dialog box , enter eventvwr (or eventvwr.msc ) and click OK.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 2 Enter eventvwr in Run to open Event Viewer

Method 3: Open Event Viewer through Command Prompt

Open Command Prompt, type eventvwr and press Enter.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 3 Enter eventvwr into Command Promtp to open Event Viewer

Method 4: Turn on Event Viewer via Windows PowerShell

Open Windows PowerShell via search, enter eventvwr.msc and click Enter.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 4 Enter eventvwr.msc into PowerShell to open Event Viewer

Method 5: Open Event Viewer in Control Panel

Access Control Panel, enter event in the search box on the top right and click View event logs in the results.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 5 Enter event in the search box and click View event logs in the results to open Event Viewer

Method 6: Open Event Viewer in This PC.

Open This PC , type event viewer in the search box in the upper right corner, and then double-click Event Viewer in the list.

How to access Event Viewer in Windows 10 Picture 6 Double click Event Viewer in This PC's search list to open Event Viewer