Use Windows Event Viewer to correlate application crashes, driver failures, and system errors without treating every warning as a problem.
Use Event Viewer to investigate the failure yourself, or use Advanced PC Repairs for a guided scan of supported Windows conditions.
Manual repair
Automatic-assisted option
Run a guided scan for supported system-file, stability, and performance conditions without interpreting event logs yourself.
Event Viewer records thousands of normal informational events alongside warnings and errors. Its value comes from correlation: find events at the exact time of a symptom, identify the source, and compare repeated patterns. The presence of red icons alone does not mean the PC is failing.
Press Start, search for Event Viewer, and expand Windows Logs. Application is useful for program crashes; System covers drivers, services, hardware, and operating-system events. Security has a different auditing purpose.
Reproduce the problem once if safe, note the clock time, and refresh the log. Focus on events within a narrow window around the symptom rather than reviewing every historical warning.
Record the Log Name, Source, Event ID, Level, and General description. Event ID is meaningful only with its source and context; the same number can be used by different providers.
Choose Filter Current Log to narrow by time, level, source, or ID. Do not clear logs during diagnosis. Historical events can reveal whether a failure is new or recurring.
Reliability Monitor presents crashes and updates on a simpler timeline. Match its failure time with Event Viewer entries, recent updates, and user actions.
Save selected events as an EVTX file for a technician when necessary. Event data can contain device names, usernames, paths, and network details, so share it only with a trusted recipient.
No. Investigate events that match a real symptom and repeat consistently.
It records that Windows restarted without a clean shutdown. It confirms the event but does not identify the root cause.
No. It supplies evidence that helps you choose the correct repair.
This article provides general educational information. Menus and options vary by Windows version, computer manufacturer, and configuration.
If Windows can start normally or in Safe Mode, download Advanced PC Repairs to scan for supported Windows conditions that may contribute to errors, instability, or reduced performance.
Software installation is required. Scanning is free. Optional paid repairs or subscription plans are presented with pricing and renewal terms before purchase.