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.

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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.