How do you view the logs in the event viewer on a remote computer?

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You can use the Event Viewer or the wevtutil command at a command prompt to manage event logs on a remote computer.

To use Event Viewer to manage event logs on a remote computer

1. Start Event Viewer.

2. Click the root node, for example Event Viewer (Local), in the console tree.

3. On the Action menu, click Connect to Another Computer.

4. In the Another computer box, type the name or IP address of the remote computer.

5. (Optional) Select Connect as another user, click Set User, enter the User name and Password, end then click OK.

6. Click OK.

To use wevtutil to manage event logs on a remote computer

1. To open a Command Prompt window, click Start, in the Start Search box, type cmd, and then press Enter.

2. Type the following command in the Command Prompt window:

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wevtutil <command> /r:<remote_computer_name>

3. (Optional) To manage event logs on a remote computer as a different user, type the following command in the Command Prompt window:

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wevtutil <command> /r:<remote_computer_name> /u:<user_name> /p:<password>