Granting permissions to view Windows events

You can grant permissions to view Windows events for a specific device or for all devices in a domain.

To grant permissions to view events on a specific device:

1. Open the Run window by pressing the key combination Win+R.
2. In the opened window, type compmgmt.msc and click OK.

   The Computer Management window opens.

3. Go to Computer Management (local) → Local users and groups → Groups.
4. In the pane on the right, select the Event Log Readers group and double-click to open the policy properties.
5. Click the Add button at the bottom of the Properties: Event Log Readers window.

   The Select Users, Computers or Groups window opens.

6. In the Enter the object names to select (examples) field, list the names of the users or devices to which you want to grant permissions to view event data. Click OK.

To grant permissions to view events for all devices in a domain:

1. Log in to the domain controller with administrator privileges.
2. Open the Run window by pressing the key combination Win+R.
3. In the opened window, type dsa.msc and click OK.

   The Active Directory Users and Computers window opens.

4. In the Active Directory Users and Computers window, go to the Active Directory Users and Computers section → <Domain name> → Builtin.
5. In the pane on the right, select the Event Log Readers group and double-click to open the policy properties.

   In the Properties: Event Log Readers window, open the Members tab and click the Add button.

   The Select Users, Computers or Groups window opens.

6. In the Select User, Computer, or Group window, In the Enter the object name to select (examples) field, list the names of the users or devices to which you want to grant permissions to view event data. Click OK.