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get-eventlog function in PowerShell

In this article, we will discuss about get-eventlog function in PowerShell.

Purpose

Get the event (or list of events) from local or remote events.

Get-EventLog -List

The above command will get the list of all logs on your local system.

Get-EventLog -LogName System -Newest 5

The above command will get the top 5 entry from the system log.

Get-EventLog -LogName System -Newest 5 -source DCOM

The above code will return top 5 entries from system log where source is DCOM.

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