1. Open Event Viewer.
   
2. In the console tree, click Security. The details pane lists individual security events.
   
3. If you want to see more details about a specific event, in the details pane, double-click the event.
   

Notes

• To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
  
• To open Event Viewer, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Event Viewer.
  
• For more information about security events, see "Security Events" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site
  

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