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Event logs are used by computer systems to collect the occurrence of significant events. It is a centralized recording point for all kinds of system alerts, diagnostic messages, error reports, status messages and gathers information about hardware and software problems generated by a system.
Event Viewer is used to view, monitor and manage the events collected on the event log.
To be able to determine the exact description of the Event logs and to find the root of the problem the user should know Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
WMI is Microsoft's implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), which is an industry standard for accessing management information in an enterprise environment. WMI can be used to automate administrative tasks in an enterprise environment.
