How-To Use Windows Reliability Monitor

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

April 14, 2016

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How-To Use Windows Reliability Monitor

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Thanks to a tip from Jason Coombes on Twitter, I was reminded today at the great wealth of information that is available in the Windows Reliability Monitor utility that is included in Windows 10.

This tool will retrieve logs that are automatically generated on your Windows system about app failures, Windows failures, warnings and general information applying to app/system updates and display them in a customizable chart so that look by date and time for errors. This can help you track down the cause of system crashes or other errors you are seeing on your computer.

Compare it to an EKG of your heart and how it can tell a story of your heart's history including if you experienced any heart related incidents in the past.

One nice side benefit of this tool is the ability to also keep track of what apps have been updated from the Windows Store on your device. Currently Microsoft does not offer any means to track when apps are updated in Windows 10 when you have apps set to automatically update so this can be very useful for that purpose.

Check out the image gallery for a walkthrough of the utility on how you can customize the view and find out various types of information.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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