For example, when a user's authentication fails, the system may generate Event ID 672. The Event Viewer uses event IDs to define the uniquely identifiable events that a Windows computer can encounter. Windows NT has featured event logs since its release in 1993. An example is the 'Administrative Events' field under 'Custom Views' which can have over a thousand errors or warnings logged over a month's time. ĭue to the Event Viewer's routine reporting of minor start-up and processing errors (which do not, in fact, harm or damage the computer), the software is frequently used by technical support scammers to trick the victim into thinking that their computer contains critical errors requiring immediate technical support. In Windows Vista, Microsoft overhauled the event system. Applications and operating-system components can use this centralized log service to report events that have taken place, such as a failure to start a component or to complete an action. Event Viewer is a component of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system that lets administrators and users view the event logs on a local or remote machine.
