{"id":640,"date":"2020-05-27T15:11:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiki.ad-libitum.info\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2020-05-27T15:13:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T13:13:48","slug":"how-to-read-shutdown-and-restart-event-logs-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wiki.ad-libitum.info\/?page_id=640","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Shutdown and Restart Event Logs in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use Event Viewer to view the date, time, and user details of all shutdown events caused by a shut down (power off) or restart.<br><br>The event ID&#8217;s below will show you these details.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event ID<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>41<\/td><td>The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1074<\/td><td>Logged when an app (ex: Windows Update) causes the system to restart, or when a user initiates a restart or shutdown.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6006<\/td><td>Logged as a clean shutdown. It gives the message &#8222;The Event log service was stopped&#8220;.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6008<\/td><td>Logged as a dirty shutdown. It gives the message &#8222;The previous system shutdown at time on date was unexpected&#8220;.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tutorial will show you how to view the date, time, and user details of all shutdown and restart event logs in <strong>Windows 7<\/strong>, <strong>Windows 8<\/strong>, and <strong>Windows 10<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here&#8217;s How:<\/strong><br><br>1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type <strong>eventvwr.msc<\/strong> into Run, and click\/tap on <strong>OK<\/strong> to open Event Viewer.<br><br>2 In the left pane of Event Viewer, open <strong>Windows Logs<\/strong> and <strong>System<\/strong>, right click or press and hold on <strong>System<\/strong>, and click\/tap on <strong>Filter Current Log<\/strong>. (see screenshot below)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have already filtered this log, click\/tap on <strong>Clear Filter<\/strong> first and then click\/tap on <strong>Filter Current Log<\/strong> to start over fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251635d1571404622-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-shutdown_event_logs-1.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-shutdown_event_logs-1.png\" title=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-shutdown_event_logs-1.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Enter the event ID&#8217;s below into the <strong>&lt;All Event IDs&gt;<\/strong> field, and click\/tap on <strong>OK<\/strong>. (see screenshot below)<br><strong>41, 1074, 6006, 6008<\/strong><br><br><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251636d1571404625-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-shutdown_event_logs-2.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-shutdown_event_logs-2.png\"><br>4 You can now view the details of these shutdown event logs filtered by these event IDs. (see screenshots below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251631d1571404622-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-event_id_1074_power-off.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_1074_power-off.png\" title=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_1074_power-off.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251632d1571404622-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-event_id_1074_restart.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_1074_restart.png\" title=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_1074_restart.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251633d1571404622-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-event_id_6006.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_6006.png\" title=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_6006.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tenforums.com\/attachments\/tutorials\/251634d1571404622-read-shutdown-logs-event-viewer-windows-event_id_6008.png?s=790ced769981d7a71ebc46effa931269\" alt=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_6008.png\" title=\"Read Shutdown Logs in Event Viewer in Windows-event_id_6008.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 When finished viewing log details, you can close Event Viewer if you like.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use Event Viewer to view the date, time, and user details of all shutdown events caused by a shut down (power off) or restart. The event ID&#8217;s below will show you these details. Event ID Description 41 The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. 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