The Event Viewer, Explained (It's a mess)

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2025

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  • @askleonotenboom
    @askleonotenboom  3 года назад +13

    Don't freak out... when you look, it’s full of errors.

  • @likearockcm
    @likearockcm 3 года назад +12

    Thanks Leo . It's good to know that my inability to understand event viewer wasn't because I'm a moron.

  • @youhavetoguessit
    @youhavetoguessit Год назад +3

    Takes a bit of googling for error codes, but the event viewer helped me diagnose a bad processor core in my CPU.

  • @RCohle452
    @RCohle452 3 года назад +2

    Does the event viewer show how many times peripheral devices where connected and disconnected.

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  3 года назад

      I don't believe so, at least not by default, but I could be wrong.

    • @matthewarnold1776
      @matthewarnold1776 3 года назад

      that would be a really useful feature!

  • @willvrtist
    @willvrtist Год назад +1

    Thank you for easing my mind, I assumed something was going wrong on my brand new PC without knowing it 😅 I saw the hard drive light next to the power button was blinking and it lead me here. Lol thanks for letting me know its all as nonsensical as I thought!

  • @aircraftmaintenancerecords7371
    @aircraftmaintenancerecords7371 2 года назад +1

    My windows server 2019 has tons of Audit Failures, IP's from Hackers (Europe - Asia) trying to log in. Do I have to worry about that?

  • @sametsahin-eh3qj
    @sametsahin-eh3qj 2 месяца назад

    he gives the vibe of a really charismatic teacher that he is too good at what he does

  • @BeaJtesus
    @BeaJtesus Год назад +1

    Ok, but when the error matters, how do I make it make sense?

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  Год назад +1

      Ultimately you don't. Unless it's clear (which is rare), the event viewer isn't useful to mere mortals like us.

  • @nathanbenson845
    @nathanbenson845 3 месяца назад

    I wish I watched this video before staying up to 2:30am chasing down every log in my event viewer. It made it look like my PC was on it's deathbed even though I've had no issue whatsoever.

  • @Shiagold
    @Shiagold 3 года назад +1

    I listen to one of your videos and bought more RAM and now my CPU is going up what should I do?

  • @briandp22269
    @briandp22269 Год назад +1

    Nice Hard drive platter on your wall!

  • @我不入地狱
    @我不入地狱 Месяц назад

    Hi, I bought a new MSI computer on November 29th. Recently, some programs crashed, so I checked the event viewer and found some error records before November 29th. There were three or four errors in the event viewer, in different months. Is this normal? My computer is a pre-installed MSI computer.

    • @hauntedsoulz1240
      @hauntedsoulz1240 12 дней назад

      Three or four errors really isn't much. For example, I've had my laptop for less than a year, and already passed 20k logs lol. Don't worry about it too much, but do make sure to look into any strange errors you're noticing with your pc (such as slowing, crashes, blue screens, etc...) Sorry if I'm late!

  • @Equetix
    @Equetix 5 дней назад

    just wanna ask, i had a peak in my event viewer and it had like 20 errors in a row or more, all at the same time and date, all caused by the same thing. is that actually normal?

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  5 дней назад

      Typically normal. As the video says ... it's a mess.

  • @poov2648
    @poov2648 Год назад

    Sir.., in event viewer management,
    1)create custom view
    In this field
    In filter tab
    I can't select any Event logs (it's just shows empty)
    What to do next ..?
    Please help

  • @macar8011
    @macar8011 2 года назад

    “they muddy the water, to make it seem deep.” -friedrich nietzsche

  • @aro7975
    @aro7975 2 года назад

    What about "Setup" and "forwarded events" section of the vent viewer. I just got a new win 11 system and this sections aren't showing logs. On my windows 10 machine it shows the logs no problem.

  • @lloyd6809
    @lloyd6809 Год назад

    what does event id 5382 mean?

  • @falcool70
    @falcool70 2 года назад

    I mean I came here because my system is having problems and I wanted to get a rundown on how to understand the event viewer because I’m noticing patterns in the errors but I can’t quite piece them together…the type of person who would search for this video doesn’t need to hear the information in this video

  • @sivuyileroqo2156
    @sivuyileroqo2156 3 месяца назад

    Hi how do I automatically clear those events

  • @markm1502
    @markm1502 2 года назад

    Perfect explanation, thank you!

  • @Kmuggle
    @Kmuggle Год назад

    What is a "Faulting Application" ... and ... what is a "Faulting Module"?

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  Год назад

      Depends on context. Need more specifics to say. Generally it's a crashing application or component of an application, but it could be other things as well.

    • @Kmuggle
      @Kmuggle Год назад

      I'm just looking for a basic definition. What is "Faulting Application" trying to tell me and what is "Faulting Module" trying to tell me? If the crash could be either ... how do you identify which one crashed?

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  Год назад

      @@Kmuggle Like I said, those terms alone aren't enough to determine what's going on. More information is needed. Perhaps its there with the EventViewer entry you're getting this from, perhaps it's not. But there's no simple answer.

    • @Kmuggle
      @Kmuggle Год назад

      IMO because Event Viewer is so cryptic and so poorly explained ... it's a useless tool for pretty much everyone unless they're perhaps an IT pro. I've never had a single instance in which Event Viewer was informative or useful in resolving a problem.

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  Год назад +1

      @@Kmuggle Quoting the video: "The ugly truth is that the event viewer and what's in it, really the event logs, are a mess. They're an absolute mess."

  • @ChrisBailey-q8w
    @ChrisBailey-q8w 8 месяцев назад

    i wish i would have seen this before i started trying to fix everything. i am going to stay away from the viewer from now on unless i actually have a problem. Thanks

  • @SafeSurfing
    @SafeSurfing 2 года назад

    The title of the video doesn't relate to it's contents. You spent 3/4 of the time warning about scammers exploiting individuals using Event Viewer. Which, is great information.
    But I still know nothing about Event Viewer...

    • @sakanet
      @sakanet Год назад

      He really doesn't say anything about it other than it is useless, no it is useful if you know what you are trying to do. For example, you can go to Security log and see who logged on to your computer.

  • @marcio2799
    @marcio2799 11 месяцев назад

    mine has errors and warnings is this normal

  • @brianjacobs247
    @brianjacobs247 6 месяцев назад

    Hey Leo, could you post a video explaining how to use Event Viewer? That would be really useful.

    • @askleonotenboom
      @askleonotenboom  6 месяцев назад

      There's really no useful "how to". Its just too much of a mess.

    • @brianjacobs247
      @brianjacobs247 6 месяцев назад

      @@askleonotenboom I believe you. There was a time when I could use Event Viewer to figure out exactly what was causing my system or a particular application to crash. They've improved it to the point where it's unusable. They've even made Event Viewer difficult to find. Why? 'Administrative Tools' is now 'Windows Tools'. Why? Control Panel, arguably one of the most useful interfaces for interacting with the operating system, has been hidden from public view, and replaced with 'Settings,' making access to the innards more, not less, difficult. Why? I think they have intentionally dumbed down the available interfaces because they are trying to emulate the Apple/Mac style, where things 'just work.' The problem with that approach is when things don't just work, you're stuck up the creek without a paddle. Then you have to go to the 'Genius Bar' where a person who just recently was in diapers shuffles off to consult their oracle and returns to tell you they don't know what went wrong, but they can fix it by replacing it, and this is what it will cost you. Pay up or begone!

  • @mohamadalimoussawi2558
    @mohamadalimoussawi2558 2 года назад +4

    10 minutes to tell us you can't understand the events viewer

    • @sakanet
      @sakanet Год назад

      Thank you! This is exactly what I felt like.

  • @shawnbumgarner5638
    @shawnbumgarner5638 Год назад

    Great video - thanks for doing these.

  • @sametsahin-eh3qj
    @sametsahin-eh3qj 2 месяца назад

    Leo for the President of USA 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

  • @Zoroluffy601
    @Zoroluffy601 4 месяца назад

    I thaught I'll learn something 💀

  • @quaserzzz1252
    @quaserzzz1252 2 года назад

    Event viewer is usefull

  • @MrNeopole
    @MrNeopole 5 месяцев назад

    wifi password