How to Restart Event Viewer

The "Event Viewer" service in Windows 7 tracks information about the computer in many logs and the operating system administrator might disable it for that reason. These logs include information about applications, security and system events, which provides great detail about each user account on the computer. Also, Event Viewer logs are automatic and deplete disk space upon creation. If this service has stopped, restart it using administrator privileges.

Instructions

1. Click on the Windows orb logo at the bottom of the desktop. Type "services.msc" in the search box at the bottom of the "Start" menu. Press the "Enter" key.

2. Scroll down the list of services in the right pane to find "Windows Event Log" and right-click it. Choose "Properties" from the menu.

3. Click the "General" tab.

4. Click the down arrow next to "Startup Type" and choose "Automatic."

5. Click the "Start" button under "Service Status."

6. Click the "Apply" and "OK" buttons. Exit the "Service" window.

References

• Microsoft: What Information Appears in Event Logs (Event Viewer)?
• Microsoft: Troubleshooting Event Viewer
• Microsoft: Configure How a Service is Started

Resources

• Microsoft: Start Event Viewer
• Microsoft: How-To Disable Unnecessary Windows Services