PowerTip: Find Most Recent Event Log Entry

Doctor Scripto

July 30th, 20150 0

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the most recent event log entry.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to see the most recent event log entry from my application log?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-EventLog cmdlet and select the application log and the Newest 1 entry:

Get-EventLog application -Newest 1

Doctor Scripto Scripter, PowerShell, vbScript, BAT, CMD

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