Diagnostic
Event Viewer Error Tracker
Find and analyze system errors using Windows Event Viewer.
Event Viewer Error Diagnosis Guide: Opening Event Viewer: 1. Press Win+R and type: eventvwr.msc 2. Or: Search for "Event Viewer" in Start menu 3. Click on the application when found Main Log Categories: Windows Logs → System: - System-level errors and hardware issues - Important for diagnosing crashes Windows Logs → Application: - Software crashes and program errors - Most application errors appear here Windows Logs → Security: - Login attempts and permission issues Finding Specific Errors: 1. Open the log category you need 2. Look for entries with red X icon (Errors) 3. Click on an error to see full details 4. Note the Event ID number 5. Search "Event ID [number]" + your error on Google 6. Read the detailed description for solutions Common Event IDs and What They Mean: - Event ID 41: System shut down unexpectedly - Event ID 1000: Application crashed - Event ID 6008: System shutdown abnormally - Event ID 10005: COM Server registration error - Event ID 1074: System restarted or shut down Step by Step Error Investigation: 1. System crashes recently? Check Event ID 41 2. Specific program crashing? Search for that program name 3. See time of error in Event Viewer 4. Look at what else happened around that time 5. Search the Event ID number online for solutions