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The computer is a very perfect technique,taking into account in his work a lot of nuances. Including such situations, when you really need to learn how to look at the history of actions on the computer. This is necessary in cases where you have closed the necessary tab in the browser, or did not accurately remember the working procedure. Or suspect that other than you, your car is used by someone else. The easiest way to find out is to learn that you have looked at this computer.







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Each operating system is compulsoryregisters all actions that the user has taken, creating event logs. To get the information you need, or, conversely, to hide the traces of your stay behind the PC, you need to know where to look for such magazines. There are three types:



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  • application log. With it, the user can find out which applications have been installed on the PC recently;


  • security log. It contains data on how the operating system was affected;


  • the event log. Here, all the messages about the problems that the operating system encountered when downloading are collected.



To get the most accurate and completeof course, you need to carefully study all three magazines, but if you know exactly what to look for, then you can limit yourself to a specific one.



In addition, there is also a history of the browser - a list of links that were visited by the user, and downloads. Do not forget about it, either.



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Where can I find the last request from this computer?



The three above-mentioned journals are very easy to find. In the standard Start menu, select the Control Panel tab, and then click Performance and Maintenance. From the list of buttons, select "Administration" next "Computer Management" next "Event Viewer". In the opened field, you need to select the log that you need, or switch between them to learn all the information.



In the "View" menu of the top toolbar, thepoint "Find", which will greatly facilitate the search for the desired event or action. In this line, you need to enter the characteristics of the event to initiate a search. For more convenience, the "Filter" item is provided, which will allow maximum specification of the parameters, cutting off all unnecessary or inessential information.



If you need to hide the traces of your stayfor the machine, then in the corresponding menu select the item "Clear log". After clicking this button, all information will be irretrievably deleted. You can also copy and re-save the action logs to another location using the standard computer command "Save log file as". The PC will offer you a choice of various formats: a log file, a test file or a text file with a comma as a separator. After defining the place and type of the format, click "Save".



It will not be difficult to see whichthe last sites from this computer were visited by the user. The intuitive menu and the History tab make it easy to find the right information. To delete it, select "Clear log" or "Delete history" in the corresponding menu.



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