Open Event Viewer
Event Viewer is an advanced tool that displays detailed information about significant events on your computer. It can be helpful when troubleshooting problems and errors with Windows and other programs.
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Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start button 
, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Event Viewer.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Note
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Here's another way to open Event Viewer: Click the
Start button
. In the
Search box, type
Event Viewer, and then, in the list of results, double-click
Event Viewer.
