Windows 10: What event logs to look at ?

Win 10 home version 21H2 OS Build 19044-1469My laptop HP ENVY shuts down occasionally for reasons I don't yet understand.Never when in use but at night when I'm asleep. I awake and find the laptop powered off.It powers back on just fine and everything, as far as I can tell, works perfectly.Additionally, sometimes when I awake, I find that my laptop has restarted itself.NOT due to MS updates as far as I know. When this happens, I check the update history dates and nothing new appears...That written, I would like to think that if either occurrence was part of some orderly process

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windows 10 home and event logging

Hi,

For us to provide a suitable solution to your concern, we need additional information:

• What is the task that you're trying to run?
• What was the even that you're trying to log?
• Does it affect the PC's performance when this event is not logged?

Looking forward to your response.

 

Is There a Program To Look At Event Log & Recommend Suggestions Errors

Hi, there are some (expensive to extremely expensive) commercial ones. This is definitely a weak area in terms of Windows support.

E.g.
My favorite Windows Event log tools 4sysops

Solar Winds has a free version, but expect it to be (very) limited.
https://www.ittsystems.com/best-even...nalysis-tools/

This free tool allows you to view, sort, search and filter your event log as a single flat table:
FullEventLogView - Event Log Viewer for Windows 10/8/7/Vista

This one is more flexible




However neither interpret the log. You can use the filter to focus on significant reports more easily.

 

Event "Error" Log Repair required (Windows 10)

Hi,





There are a lot of
possibilities why these errors occur in
your event logs. The errors depends on what it is related to. It could be your
application, drivers, firmware, hardware, or your storage devices. You can check this
link for further information regarding event log issues.



We suggest that you perform these following methods of troubleshooting steps and check if there's any changes:



Method 1: Update your drivers.

To know how to update your drivers, click
here.



Method 2:
Run SFC Scan.  

To run an
SFC scan, follow these steps:  

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type
  sfc /scannow
  and hit
  Enter.   
  

Method 3:
Run DISM Tool.  

To run
DISM Tool, follow these steps:

• 
  Run
  Command Prompt as Administrator.  
  
• 
  Type the following command:  
  
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /scanhealth  
    
  • 
    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth  
    
  
  
  

NOTE:
This might take a while to finish scanning.
Do not cancel. 



Method 4: Clean Boot.

To perform a
Clean Boot, click
here.



Note:
Reset the computer back to
Normal Mode
once you are done with the troubleshooting by following the section
"How to reset the computer to start normally after clean boot troubleshooting"
from the same article.



Let us know how it goes.



Regards.