How to Open Event Viewer Logs on a Computer
Who is this article for?
All Ideagen Quality Management Users with admin access on their pcs.Ideagen Quality Management site access and PC Admin accessis needed.
Event viewer logs are often used to gather information about issues on the web server. However, we can also gather the event viewer logs from a user's pc to assist in issues with client tools.
To make answering this question easier, this article is split into three sections so that you can either walk through the steps in sequence or you can jump to the section relevant to what you are looking for:
1. Question
How do I access the event viewer logs from a local machine or computer?
2. Answer
For Windows computers, just type event viewer in the search bar and they should pull up. They can also be found in Administrative Tools.
For Mac's, the logs are in Console.
3. Further Reading
This section will provide important links to further troubleshooting and resources.
- External Link - provides details on accessing the event viewer logs on a local machine.