This will show you how to view the date, time, and user details of all shutdown (power off) computer events in Event Viewer in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
- Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type eventvwr.msc, and press Enter.
- If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes (Windows 7/8) or Continue (Vista).
- In the left pane of Event Viewer, double click/tap on Windows Logs to expand it, click on System to select it, then right click on System, and click/tap on Filter Current Log.