Event viewer logging

[reforger1974]

Is hardware event logging enabled by default in the Windows 10 event viewer..??

The reason I ask is because a certain program of mine has experienced several crashes to desktop recently, and it seems as though this started to happen only after I recently installed a new graphics card.

FWIW, the hardware events log is empty, nothing at all in there at the moment.

Any information is appreciated.

 

[rgd1101]

hard crash? if it die before windows can log it, it won't be in the log.

What is your full system spec? include make and model of the psu

 

[reforger1974]

No not a hard crash, windows boots up and loads normally, web surfing and all my other programs load up and function normally, but a flight simulator game I've been playing for several months without any issues started crashing to the desktop periodically, that is to say it would stop working and close out without warning.

I presume if this kind of crash was hardware related it would be recorded in the hardware events log...??

System specs are as follows: i7 8700K, 16 gb ddr4 2666 memory, a GTX 1080Ti card with 11 gb of ddr5. PSU is a Corsair CS650M 80 Plus Gold.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[rgd1101]

it might be hardware or might be not, need to look at them all for around the time of the crash.

 

[reforger1974]

Thanks, next time it does it I'll check the hardware and other logs.

FWIW, I've got a slew of errors logged in the event viewer > Windows Logs > System folder that look like this....

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
Date: 4/10/2018 10:44:44 AM
Event ID: 10016
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: DESKTOP-92VAG0G\Scott
Computer: DESKTOP-92VAG0G
Description:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
{D63B10C5-BB46-4990-A94F-E40B9D520160}
and APPID
{9CA88EE3-ACB7-47C8-AFC4-AB702511C276}
to the user DESKTOP-92VAG0G\Scott SID (S-1-5-21-3698288594-2598943044-754572877-1004) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.


A question.... How would I go about finding out if the APP ID is for the app that keeps crashing. The APP ID NUMBER is always the same {9CA88EE3-ACB7-47C8-AFC4-AB702511C276} But I have no idea how to find out what program uses that app id. It's also always the same error code in the log, ie. 10016

FWIW, these errors pre-date the installation of the new graphics card. I believe I may have found a way to stop these errors, I found it here....

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7742f039-70af-49b5-b37e-9597da743971/event-id-10016-the-applicationspecific-permission-settings-do-not-grant-local-activation?forum=win10itprogeneral


It's the 3rd post down from the top... "How to assign permissions"

I think I may give this a try, what do you think...??