NAME
Show-EventLog
SYNOPSIS
Displays the event logs of the local or a remote computer in Event Viewer.SYNTAX
Show-EventLog [[-ComputerName]
] [ ] DESCRIPTION
The Show-EventLog cmdlet opens Event Viewer on the local computer and displays in it all of the classic event logs
on the local computer or a remote computer. To open Event Viewer on Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system, the current user must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer. The cmdlets that contain the EventLog noun (the EventLog cmdlets) work only on classic event logs. To get events from logs that use the Windows Event Log technology in Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operatingsystem, use the Get-WinEvent cmdlet.
PARAMETERS
-ComputerName
Specifies a remote computer. Show-EventLog displays the event logs from the specified computer in Event Viewer
on the local computer. The default is the local computer. Type the NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name of a remote computer.This parameter does not rely on Windows PowerShell remoting. You can use the ComputerName parameter even if
your computer is not configured to run remote commands. Required? false Position? 0 Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? falseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
None You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.OUTPUTS
None This cmdlet does not generate any output.NOTES
* The Windows PowerShell command prompt returns as soon as Event Viewer opens. You can work in the current
session while Event Viewer is open. Because this cmdlet requires a user interface, it does not work on Server Core installations of Windows Server.*
Example 1: Display event logs for the local computer
PS C:\>Show-EventLog
This command opens Event Viewer and displays in it the classic event logs on the local computer.Example 2: Display event logs for a remote computer
PS C:\>Show-EventLog -ComputerName "Server01"
This command opens Event Viewer and displays in it the classic event logs on the Server01 computer.RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821636Clear-EventLog
Get-EventLog
Limit-EventLog
New-EventLog
Remove-EventLog
Write-EventLog