How to save events from the Windows Event Log

How to save events from the Windows Event Log

Summary

This article explains how to save events from the Windows Event Log to a file. This can be helpful when the events need to be reviewed by someone else - on a different computer.

More Information

To save events from the Windows Event Log

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on Administrative Tools.
  3. Double-click on Event Viewer.
  4. From the list of folders on the left side of the viewer, expand Windows Logs.
  5. Right-click on the log that contains the events you want to save.
  6. From the context menu, click Save All Events As...
  7. Select a folder/file where you want the events saved and click Save.
  8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each additional log you want to save.
  9. Close the Event Viewer.

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