Windows 10: Open Event Viewer - Here's how

Windows 10 logs all activities in the event viewer. Open the program, so you can track exactly what your system did and when. We show where you can find the system tool.

Open Event Viewer in Windows 10

The quickest way to open the event viewer is via the task bar: Right-click on the Windows icon and select the "Event viewer" entry in the context menu. Alternatively, you can start the program with a command:

1. To do this, press the key combination [Windows] + [R] so that the "Run" window opens.
2. Enter the command "eventvwr.exe" and confirm with "OK".
3. The event viewer opens automatically in a new window.

The event viewer is blurred on some computers with Windows 10. We will show you how to fix this problem on the next page.